Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (04 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.5
S
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)111010101099916111111101012111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)672473425365305216184134131167217198184154134155151300350291235227252242
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
S
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
1.84
5:16AM
1.88
5:38PM
1.82
6:04AM
1.82
6:26PM
1.79
6:50AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.13
11:32AM
0.17
11:52PM
0.16
12:15PM
0.20
12:36AM
0.21
12:57PM
0.25
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-
Sunset-8:22-------8:21-------8:20------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11119999111314131213131314151616151515151721
Feels °C (?)76444571098810111213141413121213131519
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