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 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.8°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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.9
SW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.9
E
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
1.2
S
5
0.7
SSW
19
1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
35
49
49
50
51
51
54
53
51
74
76
66
308
102
94
198
80
63
60
85
367
683
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:01AM1.52m
6:26PM1.62m
6:45AM1.51m
7:11PM1.60m
7:32AM1.52m
7:57PM1.59m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.31m
00:33AM0.34m
12:45PM0.32m
1:13AM0.35m
1:27PM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
2
6
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
13
12
11
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
6
8
9
7
2
4
2
2
1
0
0
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
S
18
Energy kJ
53
53
52
49
49
35
30
37
52
75
96
96
107
306
727
707
521
180
359
201
209
88
115
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.9
E
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
7
10
20
50
51
51
32
53
51
74
76
66
106
102
94
198
80
39
60
50
367
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
40
40
35
17
17
16
16
34
54
32
19
24
50
32
62
7
44
84
11
63
9
61
144
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
38
66
59
80
105
170
181
157
220
308
32
32
33
9
20
45
85
109
155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
6
9
Distance (km)
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
3
19
20
20
189
19
265
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
6
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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