Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
16
2
S
16
2.2
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
949
1074
1074
1021
994
953
887
874
874
990
1651
2105
2765
2968
2594
2027
1603
526
871
646
535
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55PM1.65m
2:12AM1.59m
2:36PM1.68m
2:53AM1.62m
3:17PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.32m
8:15PM0.33m
8:28AM0.27m
8:56PM0.29m
9:10AM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
3
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
12
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
9
12
7
7
9
8
7
5
6
5
3
3
2
3
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-2
0
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