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Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.1°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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
218
226
326
2131
2742
1850
3240
1525
1335
434
432
392
371
307
251
251
262
231
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:34PM1.58m
10:08AM1.70m
10:38PM1.59m
11:12AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.24m
3:25AM0.22m
4:05PM0.27m
4:27AM0.23m
5:10PM0.28m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:45
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7:46
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7:47
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
13
11
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
5
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
5
3
3
3
6
7
7
7
6
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