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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
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2
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2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
2.5
S
14
4
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
1.1
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8898
9799
8809
3029
6095
2534
2308
2038
1770
1590
1497
1196
467
905
771
673
526
487
265
289
314
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:38PM1.68m
7:04AM1.74m
7:31PM1.63m
8:01AM1.72m
8:30PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.14m
00:49AM0.15m
1:18PM0.16m
1:37AM0.17m
2:10PM0.20m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:15
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7:11
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
9
11
12
11
9
8
7
6
8
9
12
10
11
12
11
11
13
16
18
18
16
Feels °C
1
3
4
4
2
2
1
1
5
5
6
4
9
11
10
8
10
13
15
16
14
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