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 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
324
231
165
163
183
183
133
127
96
88
64
64
46
45
43
30
35
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
0
ESE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
High Tide
11:49PM1.65m
12:21PM1.80m
00:45AM1.71m
1:16PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.19m
6:35PM0.23m
6:56AM0.14m
7:34PM0.17m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
3
3
1
3
4
3
1
2
0
1
3
3
4
7
7
6
6
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