Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 04 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
15.1° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (04 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)9916111111101012111111111111111010101015151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184134131167217198184154136155151300348284284272262204200159172222304540
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
0
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
W
10
N
15
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
1.82
6:04AM
1.82
6:26PM
1.79
6:50AM
1.76
7:14PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.17
11:52PM
0.16
12:15PM
0.20
12:36AM
0.21
12:57PM
0.25
1:18AM
0.28
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset---8:21-------8:20-------8:17----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111314131212131214151617161616151824251915141414
Feels °C (?)7910889111113121314131313121521241916141313
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