Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 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 2.9°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 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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2
1
2
0
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)16161515151112121111111110101099991212121217
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5350787371253428882667198516551363101077057549039733211312383113113161505
Wind
(km/h)
50
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
1.70
12:43AM
1.82
1:08PM
1.74
1:38AM
1.84
2:02PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
0.35
6:11PM
0.29
6:55AM
0.33
7:18PM
0.26
7:56AM
0.29
8:19PM
0.23
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:47-------7:48-------7:50-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:36-------7:34--
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1------21--1----11------
Temp. °C141515151515161515161414141312121213131414141415
Feels °C (?)581099111515141512121112101091091010101215
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