Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
0.6
ESE
12
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
10
2
SSW
11
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
1.9
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
13
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
149
142
136
127
158
108
213
489
345
381
565
890
2839
3078
778
776
4062
5164
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
E
10
NE
5
W
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:23PM1.74m
3:42AM1.74m
4:05PM1.74m
4:26AM1.75m
4:50PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.18m
10:01AM0.14m
10:21PM0.15m
10:44AM0.13m
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1
7
3
1
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Temp °C
15
13
11
10
6
5
5
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
9
7
Feels °C
12
11
9
9
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
1
-2
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