Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.4°C
2.1° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.7
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
14
14
15
15
14
14
17
19
12
11
24
73
138
169
163
158
149
152
105
102
101
102
191
176
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06AM1.78m
2:30PM1.77m
2:54AM1.79m
3:16PM1.74m
3:41AM1.78m
4:01PM1.71m
4:26AM1.76m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.19m
8:48PM0.18m
9:15AM0.19m
9:35PM0.18m
10:02AM0.20m
10:19PM0.19m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:07
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8:34
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8:36
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Temp °C
12
12
15
18
22
21
18
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
10
13
15
19
18
16
12
12
10
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
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