Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.9°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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
29
29
29
55
59
187
277
346
341
346
341
308
295
229
225
86
121
106
98
70
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
15
N
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
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
glassy
High Tide
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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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:11
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6:09
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8:28
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8:32
 mm
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1
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1
1
2
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
8
8
6
5
2
3
2
5
6
6
7
7
10
10
11
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