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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
2.6° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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)
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
10
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
196
172
190
172
179
186
172
167
165
250
307
1257
1783
947
794
415
961
1390
1759
1643
1243
902
643
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
W
20
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:15PM1.56m
6:41AM1.63m
7:02PM1.51m
7:28AM1.58m
7:51PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.29m
00:23AM0.29m
12:51PM0.33m
1:04AM0.33m
1:33PM0.37m
1:46AM0.37m
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light rain
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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 mm
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1
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2
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Temp °C
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
14
17
13
11
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
7
11
10
10
9
11
11
5
4
3
3
4
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
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