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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.2° 

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1999
1780
1575
1533
904
355
336
317
383
272
274
264
281
404
418
454
437
454
176
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52PM1.47m
12:16PM1.57m
00:37AM1.52m
1:00PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.45m
5:37AM0.42m
6:13PM0.42m
6:31AM0.38m
7:04PM0.37m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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8:09
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Temp °C
15
13
10
9
9
9
11
14
14
12
11
12
12
12
16
19
16
15
13
Feels °C
9
8
5
4
7
7
8
10
10
9
10
9
8
8
13
17
13
12
11
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