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 06 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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
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
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
E
11
1.4
S
14
1.1
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1099
805
624
456
413
346
336
336
299
290
225
222
218
173
217
376
427
527
395
355
346
341
802
863
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
20
SSE
35
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:46PM1.59m
9:12AM1.57m
9:37PM1.60m
10:05AM1.62m
10:30PM1.62m
10:59AM1.69m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.32m
2:38AM0.33m
3:00PM0.32m
3:27AM0.31m
3:54PM0.31m
4:20AM0.28m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
6
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
5
3
3
-2
-1
-1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.4
S
14
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
963
805
624
456
413
289
200
151
117
117
225
116
163
159
201
214
343
370
356
286
206
146
802
498
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
SSW
18
Energy kJ
653
534
406
380
288
346
336
336
299
290
121
222
218
173
170
376
427
527
214
355
286
332
332
863
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
32
36
20
36
35
6
58
43
40
83
67
57
45
103
217
29
29
395
58
346
341
48
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
S
7
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1099
56
57
69
105
89
135
254
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
20
20
20
19
19
19
1
1
0
1
0
0
15
19
65
259
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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