Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 208 | 363 | 470 | 454 | 359 | 367 | 276 | 269 | 201 | 198 | 184 | 176 | 222 | 222 | 384 | 1491 | 2285 | 6395 | 7346 | 2418 | 718 | 566 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.95m | 3:57AM1.82m | 4:30PM1.95m | 4:54AM1.81m | 5:26PM1.92m | 5:51AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.07m | 10:14AM-0.01m | 10:48PM0.06m | 11:07AM-0.00m | 11:40PM0.07m | 11:59AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 37 | 363 | 470 | 454 | 359 | 367 | 276 | 269 | 201 | 198 | 184 | 176 | 222 | 222 | 215 | 146 | 147 | 2982 | 3054 | 2418 | 718 | 523 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 87 | 208 | 46 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 115 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 234 | 232 | 295 | 675 | 566 | 481 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | ESE 14 | SW 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 49 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 402 | 458 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | WSW 7 | W 3 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 5 | 5 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 30 | 199 | 384 | 1491 | 2285 | 6395 | 7346 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 0 |
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