Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 696 | 988 | 1479 | 1555 | 4451 | 3928 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 446 | 333 | 324 | 231 | 165 | 163 | 179 | 151 | 142 | 133 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.70m | 10:51PM1.60m | 11:24AM1.75m | 11:49PM1.65m | 12:21PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.29m | 4:44AM0.24m | 5:29PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:35PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 596 | 696 | 988 | 1479 | 1555 | 2114 | 2114 | 857 | 694 | 554 | 138 | 176 | 138 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 179 | 151 | 142 | 133 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 242 | 166 | 147 | 446 | 333 | 324 | 231 | 165 | 163 | 118 | 68 | 63 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | SW 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 19 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 4451 | 3928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 75 | 60 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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