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 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.9° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
160
165
304
280
337
256
246
231
169
225
216
362
659
659
722
588
827
1118
1400
1674
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:20AM1.65m
8:49PM1.56m
9:22AM1.66m
9:51PM1.57m
10:24AM1.70m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.26m
2:40AM0.25m
3:17PM0.29m
3:39AM0.25m
4:21PM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
8
9
8
8
9
10
11
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
12
13
11
10
9
6
8
1
4
0
1
-1
-1
0
3
3
8
9
6
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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