Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)161615141414141313131312121210101214141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3291381211181161131059917823823521326941477681014552815324751054117350129102784
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.73
1:53AM
1.86
2:16PM
1.77
2:47AM
1.90
3:09PM
1.81
3:38AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
0.25
8:12AM
0.28
8:32PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.23
9:28PM
0.15
10:00AM
0.19
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset-8:30-------8:29-------8:27------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------5---1--1--
Temp. °C121211109911121313121212131112111110999911
Feels °C (?)9108766910101098763212112324
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