Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.5
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)98888813131313131313131313171616159999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97735629722319111724223823823832146885023992571412071981931861131138785
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.62
10:18AM
1.74
10:45PM
1.62
11:18AM
1.75
11:43PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
0.24
3:35AM
0.22
4:19PM
0.28
4:42AM
0.24
5:27PM
0.28
5:50AM
0.23
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise------6:41-------6:39-------6:37-
Sunset-6:23-------6:24-------6:25------
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1-----------1
Temp. °C111110119891416141312111010121516141312121413
Feels °C (?)5665335111210656679101298881110
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach (light winds from the WNW at Port Chalmers wx 11 km from Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach). 2.5m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 1.4m 8s swell from the S and a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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1 h 27 min ago

13 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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