
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 55 | 59 | 187 | 277 | 346 | 341 | 346 | 341 | 308 | 295 | 229 | 225 | 86 | 121 | 106 | 98 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.67m | 11:55AM1.77m | 00:22AM1.71m | 12:50PM1.78m | 1:15AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.26m | 5:20AM0.23m | 6:00PM0.25m | 6:26AM0.22m | 7:02PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | 8:32 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
84 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 59 | 187 | 277 | 346 | 341 | 346 | 341 | 308 | 295 | 229 | 225 | 86 | 121 | 52 | 37 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 59 | 18 | 106 | 98 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
14 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 30 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 49 | 74 | 97 | 101 | 80 | 67 | 58 | 55 | 85 | 56 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 18 | 1 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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