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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 23 Jan 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
15.1° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 12PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
3.5
S
4
S
4
SSW
3
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1016151112121212111111111289111212121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69780749269761122111396982872161754513028421836330783637577375642863979229629482460
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
1.70
8:20PM
1.64
8:48AM
1.68
9:14PM
1.66
9:42AM
1.66
10:11PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
0.26
2:02PM
0.29
2:21AM
0.27
2:47PM
0.30
3:10AM
0.29
3:36PM
0.30
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----9:20-------9:19-------9:17--
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---12-----1424432242521-
Temp. °C141313131212121212121212121211111111121313131313
Feels °C (?)1188764555446432111576777
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