Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
0
1
1
!
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
4.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1901
4324
5200
4065
8059
8924
10073
9057
2892
2643
7399
2570
2313
2097
1875
1686
1541
1214
394
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
W
15
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:50PM1.71m
6:13AM1.75m
6:38PM1.68m
7:04AM1.74m
7:31PM1.63m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.14m
12:30PM0.14m
00:49AM0.15m
1:18PM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:15
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7:13
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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 mm
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1
1
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Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
10
8
7
7
9
10
12
11
12
Feels °C
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
1
3
4
5
3
2
2
3
7
6
6
6
10
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