Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
2.2
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)1514141413131313121212121212131314141414141399
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54344943733629923622917015711510310644445387101103101639359794731
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
1.62
6:28PM
1.66
6:51AM
1.56
7:16PM
1.61
7:40AM
1.51
8:07PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.34
12:32AM
0.37
12:46PM
0.39
1:14AM
0.43
1:29PM
0.44
1:58AM
0.47
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:20-------6:17-------6:15----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1----------13--
Temp. °C101011111111111112121213131313131314141414141313
Feels °C (?)65666666998999877887781111
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