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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
14.9° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (04 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (04 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010109999910101010101010111413131313141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26021818314296101130173143206202194117131144150145187137129901047059
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
1.83
6:31AM
1.88
6:54PM
1.79
7:22AM
1.81
7:47PM
1.74
8:13AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.10
12:41PM
0.16
1:01AM
0.16
1:27PM
0.21
1:47AM
0.23
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:35-------6:37--
Sunset-9:07-------9:07-------9:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------121
Temp. °C1212111099111213131212121113151616151516131213
Feels °C (?)9108777101011121110109111312121113139910
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