Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Oct 2025 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
11.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
S
1.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413101311121210998888777988988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8256715551541702476031935788243247190181239196172139107415314418189154241
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
5
SE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
1.52
8:23PM
1.41
8:49AM
1.50
9:16PM
1.40
9:43AM
1.49
10:09PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00PM
0.41
2:13AM
0.41
2:45PM
0.43
2:59AM
0.43
3:32PM
0.45
3:47AM
0.43
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset---8:17-------8:20-------8:21----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111-21--43321-111111---
Temp. °C991112127766444464357896666
Feels °C (?)34867-2-1-1221-1-10-2-3-1113-1-1-2-2
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach (calm at DunedinAeroAws 28 km from Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach). 3.1m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 1.5m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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