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 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.8° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
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4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
SW
10
1.7
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
18
2.1
S
20
2.2
S
19
2.2
S
18
2.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
201
198
184
176
222
225
327
1210
3216
5186
1652
817
675
657
566
1152
1021
898
1874
3355
3502
3212
3127
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:30PM1.95m
4:54AM1.81m
5:26PM1.92m
5:51AM1.79m
6:23PM1.87m
6:49AM1.76m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.06m
11:07AM-0.00m
11:40PM0.07m
11:59AM0.03m
00:30AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:12
8:11
8:11
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5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
7
8
8
9
8
10
11
10
8
7
8
7
7
9
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
6
Feels °C
7
5
3
4
0
1
-1
2
3
2
3
2
4
2
2
5
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
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