Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.0° C
2.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
2
0
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.1
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
17
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.4
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1733
1546
1546
1779
2032
3128
4313
4021
3505
2781
2164
1699
1332
1021
865
472
485
396
327
276
236
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM1.73m
8:16PM1.73m
8:45AM1.69m
9:11PM1.67m
9:40AM1.65m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.17m
2:12AM0.22m
2:37PM0.26m
3:04AM0.28m
3:32PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:10
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
9
11
12
10
11
Feels °C
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
5
6
4
4
3
3
3
5
7
9
5
7
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