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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.2° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
8
1.6
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1533
904
355
336
317
383
272
274
264
270
404
418
431
437
176
133
131
218
165
87
87
51
84
247
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
S
10
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:52PM1.47m
12:16PM1.57m
00:37AM1.52m
1:00PM1.61m
1:21AM1.58m
1:43PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.42m
6:13PM0.42m
6:31AM0.38m
7:04PM0.37m
7:23AM0.33m
7:52PM0.31m
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6:31
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
9
12
14
14
13
11
12
12
12
16
19
17
15
13
14
14
14
17
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
4
7
7
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
13
17
14
13
11
12
10
12
14
16
14
13
14
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