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 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.2°C
2.3° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
17
2.3
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
500
2207
2890
4971
6818
4066
2953
2111
1240
871
721
714
738
520
272
222
228
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
High Tide
10:40PM1.45m
11:06AM1.54m
11:28PM1.48m
11:53AM1.57m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.44m
5:05PM0.46m
5:23AM0.42m
6:00PM0.42m
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
 mm
2
4
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
6
9
10
10
8
8
7
7
10
14
18
15
8
Feels °C
-3
-6
-6
-6
-5
-2
1
3
4
5
1
2
6
10
13
9
0
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