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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
14.8° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1181010910101010111113131313131313111413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)908377726971757843474963681029912120920211912984116184178
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
1.63
5:03AM
1.74
5:20PM
1.63
5:45AM
1.74
6:02PM
1.64
6:27AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.29
11:22AM
0.32
11:34PM
0.27
12:01PM
0.30
12:13AM
0.26
12:40PM
0.30
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-9:23-------9:23-------9:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121211111010121314131211111112131313121212121315
Feels °C (?)877777999998999999877878
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