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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.9° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (13 Nov)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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)
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
905
1258
1547
1423
1063
771
522
411
330
307
289
227
206
161
158
122
85
58
44
70
106
213
233
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
SSW
10
S
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:28AM1.58m
7:51PM1.47m
8:18AM1.55m
8:42PM1.44m
9:09AM1.53m
9:33PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.37m
1:46AM0.37m
2:16PM0.41m
2:29AM0.40m
3:00PM0.43m
3:14AM0.42m
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light rain
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5:56
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Temp °C
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
15
15
14
14
12
12
13
14
16
19
12
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
7
8
8
9
8
11
11
11
10
7
8
12
10
12
16
7
9
8
8
11
9
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