Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3505 | 2781 | 2164 | 1699 | 1332 | 1021 | 865 | 469 | 488 | 396 | 333 | 280 | 236 | 236 | 258 | 206 | 217 | 238 | 238 | 192 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.69m | 9:11PM1.67m | 9:40AM1.65m | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:33AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.26m | 3:04AM0.28m | 3:32PM0.33m | 3:58AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3505 | 2781 | 2164 | 1699 | 1332 | 1021 | 865 | 469 | 488 | 396 | 333 | 280 | 236 | 236 | 258 | 206 | 217 | 238 | 238 | 192 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 137 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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