Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)1111101010999131010991010101211888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67656645232726820516213313323426225625123020517613811388538292492352286263
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
20
NE
35
W
30
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.73
1:43AM
1.79
2:04PM
1.80
2:28AM
1.83
2:49PM
1.86
3:13AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
0.34
7:30PM
0.28
7:57AM
0.27
8:19PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.20
9:08PM
0.15
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:00-------6:00----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------23-----------
Temp. °C111213121110109101214101099910111211111199
Feels °C (?)910111087657109230-1-1-20323454
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