Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C

2.9°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 (10 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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)
!
!
!
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.5
S
17
0.8
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4645
4163
3314
2408
1638
1103
683
505
424
319
154
229
551
477
429
325
190
167
216
266
193
246
179
169
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
W
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:01PM1.65m
11:26AM1.68m
11:50PM1.70m
12:17PM1.76m
00:40AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.34m
4:53AM0.32m
5:22PM0.30m
5:49AM0.27m
6:21PM0.26m
6:45AM0.21m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
13
11
8
10
10
11
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
5
4
5
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
5
7
8
7
8
8
6
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
4645
4163
3314
2408
1638
1103
683
505
424
319
125
229
551
477
429
325
190
167
88
266
193
246
179
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
19
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
713
1226
1688
528
557
43
82
81
66
110
106
110
266
259
250
174
121
116
216
58
38
38
31
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
SE
11
0.5
S
17
0.8
S
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
S
18
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
18
15
30
20
154
106
45
44
30
13
156
1
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
34
23
19
17
17
17
0
2
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
17
17
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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