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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 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
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | |
485 | 469 | 298 | 196 | 404 | 336 | 106 | 177 | 607 | 2276 | 2868 | 2478 | 3221 | 2525 | 2412 | 2095 | 1796 | 1543 | 5005 | 5902 | 7951 | 10686 | 4966 | 4831 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.74m | 12:20PM1.74m | 00:42AM1.72m | 1:08PM1.74m | 1:28AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.31m | 6:07AM0.30m | 6:35PM0.32m | 7:00AM0.29m | 7:28PM0.32m | 7:47AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 485 | 469 | 298 | 196 | 404 | 336 | 106 | 177 | 148 | 2276 | 2868 | 2478 | 3221 | 2525 | 2412 | 2095 | 1796 | 1543 | 1659 | 2023 | 2584 | 3985 | 4966 | 4831 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 66 | 157 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 89 | 440 | 19 | 19 | 766 | 20 | 635 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 50 | 20 | 20 | — | 39 | 82 | 62 | 58 | — | — | 19 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 33 | 70 | 607 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5005 | 5902 | 7951 | 10686 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 111 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 60 |
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