Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.1° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
14
1.2
E
11
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
17
1
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
336
299
232
225
222
222
173
217
376
341
534
400
2444
346
890
768
1500
1183
1187
603
762
724
604
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
35
S
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM1.57m
9:37PM1.60m
10:05AM1.62m
10:30PM1.62m
10:59AM1.69m
11:23PM1.65m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.32m
3:27AM0.31m
3:54PM0.31m
4:20AM0.28m
4:54PM0.29m
5:19AM0.25m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:17
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
7
7
6
2
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
Feels °C
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
3
-2
-2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.7
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
Energy kJ
222
159
136
81
149
181
197
201
209
255
276
363
356
255
191
890
768
1500
1183
1187
408
400
440
440
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
1
SE
6
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
Energy kJ
336
336
299
232
225
222
222
173
129
376
64
534
400
338
332
354
354
354
347
347
603
762
724
604
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.5
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
S
10
Energy kJ
60
81
42
107
69
47
56
103
217
310
341
161
360
346
192
358
490
167
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.7
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
2.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
32
85
111
27
78
151
2444
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
1
0
1
1
0
15
15
189
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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