Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.4°C
2.1° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.6
E
6
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
21
21
25
14
11
15
14
14
17
12
12
11
24
72
137
169
163
158
149
152
105
102
101
99
191
167
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06AM1.78m
2:30PM1.77m
2:54AM1.79m
3:16PM1.74m
3:41AM1.78m
4:01PM1.71m
4:26AM1.76m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.19m
8:48PM0.18m
9:15AM0.19m
9:35PM0.18m
10:02AM0.20m
10:19PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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8:34
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8:36
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Temp °C
12
12
12
15
18
22
21
18
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
15
18
17
16
13
11
10
11
10
8
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
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