Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.1°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 8AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010101099812128121716161616169
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32792667230018811388102978557549040533223094831131611646258172503807661612500
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
1.82
1:08PM
1.74
1:38AM
1.84
2:02PM
1.78
2:30AM
1.86
2:52PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
0.33
7:18PM
0.26
7:56AM
0.29
8:19PM
0.23
8:51AM
0.25
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:48-------7:50-------7:50---
Sunset-------7:36-------7:34-------7:31
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-21--1-----2-------43---
Temp. °C161516161414141312121212131314141414141312141412
Feels °C (?)151415141111111210998910121113131387863
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