Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.3° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s 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 (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
331
228
143
83
58
39
38
23
23
33
31
39
58
29
29
39
59
59
141
265
356
346
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
10
NW
20
SSW
15
SSW
0
S
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM1.76m
10:24PM1.64m
10:57AM1.76m
11:25PM1.67m
11:55AM1.77m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.18m
3:53PM0.24m
4:15AM0.21m
4:56PM0.26m
5:20AM0.23m
6:00PM0.25m
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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6:16
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6:13
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8:27
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8:28
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8:30
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1
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1
3
1
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Temp °C
9
9
14
19
18
16
15
15
16
15
17
13
12
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
4
9
13
12
10
7
8
10
9
14
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
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