Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
30
29
29
29
29
55
59
189
277
346
419
346
341
327
313
232
225
130
116
108
98
68
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:57AM1.76m
11:25PM1.67m
11:55AM1.77m
00:22AM1.71m
12:50PM1.78m
1:15AM1.75m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.26m
5:20AM0.23m
6:00PM0.25m
6:26AM0.22m
7:02PM0.23m
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6:13
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6:11
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6:09
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8:28
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8:30
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8:32
 mm
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1
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1
1
2
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3
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Temp °C
14
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
12
9
12
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
6
5
2
3
2
2
4
6
7
8
8
10
10
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