Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2
SW
1.1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)11131212121188888161515161615141498777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47173356396438350322281256532163198184181191188123106115537336214405297
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
35
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.78
7:03PM
1.75
7:29AM
1.75
7:54PM
1.75
8:22AM
1.71
8:51PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
0.23
1:14AM
0.20
1:37PM
0.23
2:01AM
0.23
2:23PM
0.25
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----8:43-------8:40-------8:38--
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---1---------1--11111-
Temp. °C141214151412111111111213151514121212131314141312
Feels °C (?)136675323458888121095667987
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