Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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 8PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.7
E
0.3
SSW
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)1212128814131313131313121213181716111512121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141468777731716151517305786707431357136312691225
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
1.52
11:29PM
1.63
11:50AM
1.58
12:15AM
1.68
12:35PM
1.65
12:59AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
0.47
5:26AM
0.47
5:45PM
0.42
6:19AM
0.41
6:38PM
0.35
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:07-------6:05----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------13
Temp. °C121515141414131314161513131212111214141313121212
Feels °C (?)7101010109891013141011997911111211121211
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