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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 17 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
14.3° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010913910106610109108109109813131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133969463554046489411921816911578704811389786862137135127
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
WSW
25
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
5
S
10
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		onononcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
1.75
4:01AM
1.82
4:19PM
1.80
4:44AM
1.84
5:03PM
1.83
5:28AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
0.23
10:18AM
0.24
10:37PM
0.18
11:00AM
0.20
11:21PM
0.15
11:43AM
0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:57-------7:54-------7:52------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C141313141718141614111010111011131413111212111112
Feels °C (?)888101314111165877681012139111010109
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