Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.4°C
3.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 2PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
2
1
1
1
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1
1
2
1
0
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
9
2
S
9
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
336
643
609
695
1780
1513
1660
553
479
1500
2005
1415
1633
2521
956
848
942
825
865
372
565
1172
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:54AM1.53m
9:20PM1.43m
9:47AM1.51m
10:13PM1.42m
10:40AM1.51m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.37m
2:47PM0.41m
3:02AM0.41m
3:35PM0.45m
3:51AM0.44m
4:26PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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6:39
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8:04
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8:06
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8:07
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Temp °C
7
7
6
8
8
8
8
6
5
5
7
11
11
11
10
8
8
9
13
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
-1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
6
6
6
6
3
4
5
8
13
14
12
10
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