Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.8°C
2.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (11 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
19
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
172
121
118
68
66
37
35
35
25
25
60
132
198
256
179
176
121
240
235
273
259
250
225
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
ESE
0
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:49AM1.79m
5:11PM1.73m
5:35AM1.75m
5:57PM1.66m
6:22AM1.70m
6:45PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.12m
11:07AM0.13m
11:26PM0.15m
11:51AM0.18m
00:08AM0.19m
12:34PM0.23m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:48
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7:59
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Temp °C
11
12
12
14
15
16
14
13
12
11
10
12
14
14
14
15
12
11
12
14
18
18
19
12
Feels °C
7
11
11
13
14
14
12
13
10
8
6
8
9
9
11
14
10
10
10
11
16
16
17
7
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