Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1341 | 1537 | 3986 | 7033 | 3121 | 7558 | 2445 | 2831 | 5320 | 5591 | 4158 | 1725 | 5234 | 5515 | 5763 | 5991 | 5473 | 2335 | 8186 | 2099 | 4241 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.68m | 5:40AM1.66m | 6:04PM1.65m | 6:27AM1.65m | 6:54PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.17m | 11:32PM0.21m | 11:53AM0.18m | 00:14AM0.21m | 12:37PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1341 | 1537 | 10 | 3562 | 3121 | 2675 | 2445 | 2831 | 2993 | 3278 | 3 | 838 | 2092 | 2635 | 2846 | 2979 | 2687 | 2335 | 2200 | 2099 | 4241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 581 | — | — | — | — | 277 | 630 | 793 | 1405 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 4 | SW 14 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | SW 13 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 58 | 3986 | 7033 | 5 | 7558 | 12 | 3 | 5320 | 5591 | 4158 | 1725 | 5234 | 5515 | 5763 | 5991 | 5473 | 7 | 8186 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 287 | 475 | 318 | 179 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 313 | 402 | 862 | 179 | 179 | 313 | 172 | 172 | 82 | 75 | 23 | 19 |
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