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 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.0° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SE
11
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
916
804
692
539
424
415
325
276
233
254
272
285
196
336
242
224
214
198
190
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09PM1.58m
9:40AM1.64m
10:06PM1.59m
10:38AM1.69m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.29m
3:00AM0.27m
3:32PM0.30m
3:56AM0.26m
4:34PM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
7
6
6
Feels °C
1
1
0
0
0
-1
0
3
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
2
1
2
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