Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 975 | 1254 | 1567 | 1749 | 1641 | 1441 | 1246 | 978 | 714 | 845 | 481 | 860 | 849 | 1797 | 2238 | 4575 | 7632 | 4748 | 3235 | 10935 | 1589 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.52m | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:17AM1.52m | 10:40PM1.45m | 11:06AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.44m | 3:31AM0.44m | 4:08PM0.46m | 4:27AM0.44m | 5:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 975 | 1254 | 1567 | 1749 | 1641 | 1441 | 1246 | 978 | 714 | 845 | 481 | 860 | 849 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 4748 | 3235 | 1432 | 1334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 17 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 108 | 99 | 96 | 129 | 69 | 132 | 17 | 19 | 154 | 16 | 194 | 18 | 48 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 2590 | 1589 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 13 | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 44 | — | 99 | 71 | 20 | 68 | 18 | 48 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 58 | 47 | 40 | — | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1797 | 2238 | 4575 | 7632 | 1384 | 2253 | 10935 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 287 | 475 | 174 | 318 | 575 | 672 | 313 | 15 |
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