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Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 12 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
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
2.1
SW
0.8
SE
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)10111212121111131313131314141314141313913101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3040344784101123205246345340451457457451464471444330684224210183196
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
N
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
1.50
12:19AM
1.59
12:41PM
1.53
1:06AM
1.63
1:27PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.53
5:38PM
0.51
6:17AM
0.52
6:35PM
0.48
7:13AM
0.49
7:30PM
0.43
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--7:26-------7:28-------7:30-----
Sunset-----8:06-------8:05-------8:02--
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------143--------
Temp. °C121214161717161719151314141212121110111617161515
Feels °C (?)781011121312141310101212111086571215141310
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