Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C

2.5°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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (22 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2329
1689
1279
1036
865
704
584
292
304
295
434
434
361
299
313
204
189
139
139
141
137
131
211
526
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
SW
30
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
45
WSW
30
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:35PM1.70m
11:03AM1.69m
11:26PM1.66m
11:53AM1.68m
00:14AM1.63m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.30m
4:36AM0.30m
5:06PM0.34m
5:32AM0.33m
6:05PM0.37m
6:27AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
10
7
7
7
5
4
4
7
8
6
5
5
3
2
2
4
5
2
3
4
-3
-1
-3
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2329
1689
1279
1036
865
704
584
292
304
295
434
434
361
299
313
204
189
139
139
141
137
106
137
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
8
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
8
8
3
258
184
146
3
3
1
27
17
10
18
20
35
131
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
27
14
5
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SW
3
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
4
7
5
6
23
50
13
21
22
5
211
526
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
15
34
3
0
80
22
179
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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