Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.8°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
17
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
119
167
149
255
559
370
551
441
341
269
269
210
273
371
427
432
446
435
424
296
288
222
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
S
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM1.65m
2:25PM1.71m
2:46AM1.72m
3:08PM1.74m
3:29AM1.77m
3:51PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.27m
8:37PM0.25m
8:59AM0.21m
9:22PM0.19m
9:46AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:26
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8:15
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Temp °C
11
11
14
17
19
20
17
14
14
13
16
17
18
19
16
15
14
14
16
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
9
9
13
14
15
18
16
13
13
12
16
15
16
17
14
12
10
10
13
17
17
19
16
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