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 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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)
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1
SE
11
0.7
S
16
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
539
424
415
326
276
233
254
338
277
244
336
272
269
259
194
190
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
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
3:00AM0.27m
3:32PM0.30m
3:56AM0.26m
4:34PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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>
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
4
3
4
5
6
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
7
6
6
Feels °C
0
0
0
-1
0
2
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
3
2
2
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