Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 841 | 1393 | 1537 | 3530 | 6756 | 1265 | 5375 | 2445 | 5959 | 5374 | 5591 | 3924 | 1768 | 5418 | 4537 | 4728 | 5553 | 4992 | 4366 | 3193 | 1665 | 1735 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.66m | 5:20PM1.68m | 5:40AM1.66m | 6:04PM1.65m | 6:27AM1.65m | 6:54PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.17m | 11:32PM0.21m | 11:53AM0.18m | 00:14AM0.21m | 12:37PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | -1 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 390 | 188 | 1393 | 1537 | 10 | 3184 | 1265 | 2513 | 2445 | 2831 | 3068 | 3232 | 3 | 953 | 1340 | 1979 | 2277 | 2757 | 2599 | 2445 | 1954 | 1665 | 1735 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 134 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 752 | 392 | — | — | — | — | 329 | 427 | 759 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 13 | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | W 4 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 841 | 8 | 24 | 3530 | 6756 | 934 | 5375 | 10 | 5959 | 5374 | 5591 | 3924 | 1768 | 5418 | 4537 | 4728 | 5553 | 4992 | 4366 | 3193 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 24 | 19 | 287 | 309 | 318 | 314 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 313 | 475 | 313 | 313 | 172 | 172 | 313 | 172 | 313 | 313 | 34 | 17 |
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