Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
249
155
282
485
382
497
661
1138
3089
3181
3743
3940
4001
5469
8617
7754
8316
9533
3011
2643
2379
2185
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:42AM1.74m
5:05PM1.74m
5:26AM1.75m
5:50PM1.71m
6:13AM1.75m
6:38PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.14m
11:21PM0.15m
11:44AM0.13m
00:04AM0.14m
12:30PM0.14m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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8:18
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7:16
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7:15
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8:38
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7:40
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7:42
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 mm
9
6
1
1
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
6
4
5
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
8
7
8
8
8
9
10
12
12
8
Feels °C
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
-1
-2
0
0
0
1
3
5
5
2
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