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 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.4° C
1.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
120
118
119
96
66
102
132
134
156
150
109
94
66
56
64
44
21
30
29
64
61
99
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:57AM1.71m
1:29PM1.87m
1:52AM1.76m
2:24PM1.91m
2:46AM1.80m
3:17PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.13m
7:48PM0.16m
8:08AM0.07m
8:45PM0.11m
9:05AM0.02m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
7
5
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
5
6
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