
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
233 | 254 | 338 | 280 | 244 | 400 | 282 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 148 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06PM1.59m | 10:38AM1.69m | 11:04PM1.62m | 11:36AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.30m | 3:56AM0.26m | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:40PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
230 | 157 | 148 | 123 | 244 | 400 | 282 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 148 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
233 | 216 | 338 | 280 | 93 | 30 | 57 | 60 | 104 | 73 | 51 | 35 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 76 | 73 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
102 | 254 | 144 | 94 | 74 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 59 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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