Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)141414141515141415141414131313131212121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3636384111830844333145644943733629923622917015715210310644445186
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
0
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
1.71
7:04AM
1.62
7:28PM
1.66
7:51AM
1.56
8:16PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
0.29
12:51AM
0.32
1:06PM
0.34
1:32AM
0.37
1:46PM
0.39
2:14AM
0.43
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--------7:58-------8:00-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:21-------7:19----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--2211-----------1------
Temp. °C11111010109101011111111111110111212121313131313
Feels °C (?)678997866655665799989988
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