Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
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
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
23
23
33
31
30
29
29
29
29
55
59
141
273
356
351
413
346
308
290
229
229
88
130
Wind (km/h)
35
N
25
N
15
N
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
0
SSE
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24PM1.64m
10:57AM1.76m
11:25PM1.67m
11:55AM1.77m
00:22AM1.71m
12:50PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.21m
4:56PM0.26m
5:20AM0.23m
6:00PM0.25m
6:26AM0.22m
7:02PM0.23m
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6:11
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1
1
2
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
16
15
16
15
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
11
13
9
11
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
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