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 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.7° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
2.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.8
SE
14
0.8
SE
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
469
346
337
324
304
288
522
429
437
1810
854
248
241
294
256
195
249
249
303
303
454
490
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM1.54m
12:57PM1.62m
1:17AM1.55m
1:42PM1.64m
2:01AM1.56m
2:25PM1.66m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.37m
7:18PM0.40m
7:33AM0.35m
8:05PM0.37m
8:18AM0.32m
8:48PM0.34m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
4
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
11
9
9
Feels °C
-1
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
8
6
6
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