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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.8° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
55
59
189
277
351
346
346
341
308
299
229
225
85
123
141
96
92
61
57
55
35
34
33
21
21
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM1.77m
00:22AM1.71m
12:50PM1.78m
1:15AM1.75m
1:41PM1.78m
2:06AM1.78m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.23m
6:00PM0.25m
6:26AM0.22m
7:02PM0.23m
7:28AM0.21m
7:58PM0.20m
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6:13
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6:09
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6:07
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8:30
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8:32
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2
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Temp °C
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
7
6
6
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
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