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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 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
16.2° C
 (Which is 3.7°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 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
S
2.5
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1011111110109101111111010101010999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135375505739600590495112499214327985694262602672211761699613686656659
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
10
NW
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
10
W
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossoffcross-
off		cross-
on		crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
1.63
12:14PM
1.59
12:41AM
1.63
1:01PM
1.57
1:27AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.41
5:50AM
0.45
6:14PM
0.43
6:48AM
0.47
7:08PM
0.43
7:42AM
0.46
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-9:28-------9:28-------9:28------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C191613121110121215161412111114151514141313121314
Feels °C (?)139422135910128891211111313121291213
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