Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 66 | 64 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 135 | 195 | 178 | 1105 | 369 | 920 | 1182 | 1587 | 1786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.71m | 1:16PM1.84m | 1:39AM1.77m | 2:08PM1.87m | 2:30AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.14m | 7:34PM0.17m | 7:55AM0.08m | 8:29PM0.11m | 8:50AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 64 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 106 | 66 | 99 | 24 | 195 | 90 | 512 | 369 | 920 | 1182 | 1587 | 1786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 64 | 11 | 104 | 36 | 135 | 46 | 178 | 86 | 218 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 60 | 48 | 131 | 129 | 202 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 22 | — | 16 | 39 | 1105 | 41 | 83 | 100 | 150 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
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