Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Mar 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SSW
0.5
ESE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101014141410101391212121212121414131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12596981101161187674685058485857494781759313316515414966
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
1.73
8:33PM
1.81
9:03AM
1.68
9:37PM
1.79
10:07AM
1.66
10:42PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.19
2:04PM
0.20
2:38AM
0.24
2:58PM
0.24
3:36AM
0.29
3:57PM
0.27
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:45-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:43-------7:42--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111112141615141515151619201814131211111111111212
Feels °C (?)991011131212141313141616141312119987789
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