Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 183 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 127 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.69m | 11:04PM1.62m | 11:36AM1.75m | 00:01AM1.66m | 12:33PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:40PM0.27m | 6:03AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 282 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 183 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 64 | 92 | 92 | 107 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 9 | 104 | 73 | 51 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 59 | 46 | 71 | 61 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 59 | 56 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 17 | 89 | 17 | 127 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | S 5 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 27 | 20 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 78 | 103 | 85 | — | — | 20 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
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