Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)999915151615141414914131616151514141412116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2251601338484798087816968394635851421261218140374964178
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
1.90
4:01AM
1.85
4:26PM
1.92
4:52AM
1.82
5:20PM
1.92
5:46AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
0.15
9:57PM
0.12
10:17AM
0.12
10:47PM
0.11
11:05AM
0.11
11:37PM
0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise7:15-------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:55-------5:53-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1----------11
Temp. °C101415151413121112151512111111111111111111111110
Feels °C (?)47811111198813137789988787764
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