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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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2
1
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2
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
4.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4014
8358
9346
8380
3475
3114
2824
7582
2534
2313
2097
1849
1638
1497
1196
517
389
759
683
537
487
405
341
309
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:13AM1.75m
6:38PM1.68m
7:04AM1.74m
7:31PM1.63m
8:01AM1.72m
8:30PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.14m
12:30PM0.14m
00:49AM0.15m
1:18PM0.16m
1:37AM0.17m
2:10PM0.20m
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7:11
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
9
8
9
9
10
12
12
10
8
7
7
9
10
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
15
17
17
17
Feels °C
0
-1
1
1
2
5
6
3
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
10
10
10
9
10
13
14
14
15
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