Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
1.1
SSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)8161515161615141410109888888121211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142198184181191137123106487934669537273381124988363482832303066
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
15
W
20
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
1.75
7:54PM
1.75
8:22AM
1.71
8:51PM
1.74
9:20AM
1.67
9:52PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
0.23
2:01AM
0.23
2:23PM
0.25
2:52AM
0.27
3:14PM
0.27
3:48AM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:40-------8:38-------8:37----
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C121414141412121312141514121010101215151416151212
Feels °C (?)810779973146676888987111066
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