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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
3.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
9
2.3
S
12
2.3
SSW
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.9
SSW
11
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
113
289
379
365
373
298
250
262
319
388
489
562
1565
1413
698
505
489
410
885
320
304
898
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:01AM1.58m
8:26PM1.47m
8:54AM1.53m
9:20PM1.43m
9:47AM1.51m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.31m
2:01PM0.36m
2:16AM0.37m
2:47PM0.41m
3:02AM0.41m
3:35PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:43
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6:41
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8:02
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8:04
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8:06
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 mm
1
2
7
7
4
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1
1
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Temp °C
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
8
9
8
8
6
6
5
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
3
3
4
1
1
0
0
-1
-3
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
3
6
7
7
6
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