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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
3.0° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1439
2005
1415
1633
862
835
892
919
1003
1018
1178
581
1344
1172
1122
1019
1019
893
1830
1708
1915
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
E
10
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:47AM1.51m
10:13PM1.42m
10:40AM1.51m
11:04PM1.43m
11:29AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.45m
3:51AM0.44m
4:26PM0.46m
4:43AM0.44m
5:20PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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8:06
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8:07
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2
2
Temp °C
7
11
11
11
9
7
8
8
12
16
15
13
13
12
12
12
15
16
14
11
10
Feels °C
1
6
5
6
4
2
4
4
7
12
12
10
10
9
7
6
10
10
9
7
6
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