Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.7°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
263
193
191
188
191
250
231
225
222
167
160
408
700
651
522
490
465
370
380
406
421
416
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
10
S
10
E
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM1.73m
2:00PM1.82m
2:24AM1.78m
2:50PM1.83m
3:13AM1.81m
3:38PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.16m
8:18PM0.17m
8:41AM0.12m
9:10PM0.13m
9:33AM0.10m
9:57PM0.11m
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6:58
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6:56
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Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
8
7
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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