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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 May 2025 NZST
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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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
3
SSW
4
SW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
3
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1616151514141413131313121212121212141414141011111010101010109151414131313131313141414141817171717171718171717171691012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1204113195385770459647137228628221515271099311252735448618841691142210653273823723052441961561531171101692972812572572492462493173515294074658084536166815781382138214311501166811891009962787815891604
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
25
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
1.75
3:59PM
1.77
4:21AM
1.69
4:41PM
1.73
4:59AM
1.63
5:22PM
1.70
5:38AM
1.58
6:03PM
1.68
6:18AM
1.55
6:44PM
1.67
7:02AM
1.53
7:27PM
1.68
7:50AM
1.55
8:13PM
1.69
8:43AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
0.25
10:48PM
0.26
11:01AM
0.25
11:28PM
0.27
11:41AM
0.24
12:09AM
0.29
12:22PM
0.24
12:51AM
0.31
1:05PM
0.26
1:35AM
0.33
1:50PM
0.27
2:21AM
0.35
2:39PM
0.29
3:11AM
0.36
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--7:47-------7:48-------7:48-------7:50-------7:52-------7:52-------7:54-------7:54-
Sunset----5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131213141413121213131412101099988101099889101114131211111112141614121212121111108876678766786711
Feels °C (?)99101211109910910531023347645445681111888791113119987855344200-1-3-3-3-21015
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