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 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
S
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
90
154
146
131
181
124
112
110
112
81
277
230
540
728
686
547
540
661
1364
1330
739
1079
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:40AM1.82m
4:10PM1.91m
4:33AM1.82m
5:03PM1.87m
5:27AM1.79m
5:56PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:58AM-0.00m
10:28PM0.05m
10:48AM0.01m
11:17PM0.07m
11:38AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
11
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
8
7
9
6
7
3
1
0
0
1
1
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