Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.8° C
1.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
0
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.2
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
1.7
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
2
S
20
2.4
S
20
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
222
222
320
1111
2967
4782
1581
693
675
657
566
1191
1021
1035
3102
4362
4141
3571
3063
3235
2767
2053
2002
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:54AM1.81m
5:26PM1.92m
5:51AM1.79m
6:23PM1.87m
6:49AM1.76m
7:20PM1.80m
Low Tide
11:07AM-0.00m
11:40PM0.07m
11:59AM0.03m
00:30AM0.10m
12:51PM0.10m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:12
8:11
8:11
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
9
8
10
10
9
8
7
8
6
7
10
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
13
11
7
7
8
Feels °C
-1
1
-1
1
2
2
3
2
4
1
2
6
9
7
6
6
4
5
4
7
5
3
4
6
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