Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 142 | 103 | 165 | 169 | 193 | 437 | 607 | 364 | 351 | 402 | 718 | 1144 | 1381 | 1673 | 761 | 5088 | 2361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.74m | 3:42AM1.74m | 4:05PM1.74m | 4:26AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.16m | 9:40PM0.18m | 10:01AM0.14m | 10:21PM0.15m | 10:44AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 96 | 90 | 154 | 149 | 142 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 55 | 56 | 215 | 173 | 402 | 718 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 609 | 2107 | 2361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 156 | 156 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 103 | 134 | 141 | 118 | 2 | — | — | 65 | 62 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 15 | S 20 | ESE 14 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 31 | 121 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 165 | 169 | 193 | 437 | 607 | 364 | 351 | 5 | 1 | 1144 | 1381 | 1673 | 761 | 5088 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 259 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 172 | 314 | 288 | 23 |
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