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 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
3.5
SW
14
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
5.5
SW
16
3
S
16
1.8
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
1179
544
1234
1317
2217
2217
1973
1726
1447
1549
1915
5085
6924
7523
8487
11061
5873
11914
9995
13647
4266
1821
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
30
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30AM1.81m
2:59PM1.88m
3:21AM1.82m
3:49PM1.85m
4:11AM1.81m
4:37PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.04m
9:19PM0.08m
9:40AM0.03m
10:06PM0.07m
10:28AM0.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
8
8
8
6
6
6
7
10
11
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
8
10
11
11
Feels °C
1
-1
-2
0
1
2
0
1
0
2
3
2
0
-1
-2
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
3
5
3
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