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 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.1° C
2.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1332
1021
865
469
488
396
276
280
236
254
210
210
235
238
246
192
96
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:11PM1.67m
9:40AM1.65m
10:04PM1.62m
10:33AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.28m
3:32PM0.33m
3:58AM0.33m
4:30PM0.39m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
8
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
4
4
3
4
5
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
5
3
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