Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
2
SW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313121616151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1101026957563334333229256324121118116113105991782222312171052414
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NW
15
W
20
W
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
1.68
12:56AM
1.82
1:21PM
1.73
1:53AM
1.86
2:16PM
1.77
2:47AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
0.29
7:07AM
0.33
7:29PM
0.25
8:12AM
0.28
8:32PM
0.20
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---8:31-------8:30-------8:29----
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
611--------------------2
Temp. °C111011111111109101212121110991113131413121212
Feels °C (?)5466787579998866911101210886
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