Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1033 | 905 | 724 | 715 | 596 | 477 | 441 | 346 | 399 | 859 | 807 | 768 | 749 | 739 | 636 | 329 | 324 | 237 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 153 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:23PM1.65m | 11:53AM1.76m | 00:18AM1.69m | 12:48PM1.83m | 1:12AM1.74m | 1:43PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.25m | 5:57PM0.26m | 6:20AM0.19m | 7:01PM0.21m | 7:21AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1033 | 905 | 724 | 311 | 305 | 300 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 859 | 807 | 768 | 749 | 739 | 636 | 329 | 324 | 112 | 112 | 100 | 96 | 67 | 65 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 302 | 308 | 313 | 715 | 596 | 477 | 441 | 346 | 336 | 192 | 188 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 118 | 117 | 115 | 237 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 153 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 854 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 122 | 262 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 83 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest