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 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.2° 

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):

  • 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 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
127
96
68
64
48
46
46
31
30
30
19
27
66
64
106
104
99
135
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM1.80m
00:45AM1.71m
1:16PM1.84m
1:39AM1.77m
2:08PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.23m
6:56AM0.14m
7:34PM0.17m
7:55AM0.08m
8:29PM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
1
2
0
1
3
3
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
3
5
6
5
5
7
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