Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (28 May)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3916
3432
3103
2697
2320
1918
1412
676
946
816
802
699
594
482
387
317
224
130
101
113
79
78
57
57
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
W
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:53PM1.74m
2:13AM1.67m
2:37PM1.73m
2:56AM1.64m
3:20PM1.71m
3:38AM1.61m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.32m
8:32AM0.29m
9:00PM0.32m
9:14AM0.30m
9:41PM0.33m
9:54AM0.31m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:06
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:01
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
3916
3432
3103
2697
2320
1918
1412
676
946
816
802
699
594
482
387
317
224
130
101
113
79
34
41
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
SSW
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
10
10
2
303
2
2
2
2
2
6
4
2
59
83
81
19
21
78
57
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
52
49
48
28
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
5
17
13
4
6
12
19
36
57
85
128
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
75
34
19
17
17
17
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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