Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
S
10
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
163
156
156
154
149
142
103
170
193
382
265
352
279
322
411
859
1258
1450
1901
4258
5241
6568
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
NE
20
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:01AM1.71m
3:23PM1.74m
3:42AM1.74m
4:05PM1.74m
4:26AM1.75m
4:50PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.16m
9:40PM0.18m
10:01AM0.14m
10:21PM0.15m
10:44AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:16
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
6:38
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:40
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
3
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
14
15
13
11
10
5
4
6
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
7
Feels °C
4
3
5
11
12
11
8
6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
-1
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest