Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSW
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
2.4
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
958
1760
1513
637
553
470
1439
1268
1415
1070
971
835
878
987
942
957
1018
549
1288
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20PM1.43m
9:47AM1.51m
10:13PM1.42m
10:40AM1.51m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.41m
3:02AM0.41m
3:35PM0.45m
3:51AM0.44m
4:26PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
8
8
6
5
5
7
11
11
11
9
8
8
9
13
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
1
2
2
2
0
-1
1
6
5
6
4
3
4
4
8
13
15
13
10
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