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 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.2°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
2.5
SW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
418
220
222
231
296
375
402
513
513
494
1739
1976
666
1034
693
721
644
653
3416
4306
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
N
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:53AM1.57m
00:14AM1.52m
12:38PM1.61m
00:57AM1.57m
1:20PM1.66m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.42m
6:17AM0.38m
6:50PM0.38m
7:06AM0.32m
7:36PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:34
6:35
 mm
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
14
18
15
7
6
7
7
8
11
10
7
6
5
4
4
6
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
6
9
13
11
-1
-1
-1
-2
2
5
2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
1
2
1
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