Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.7°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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.2
SW
8
1.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
687
563
467
332
262
200
160
165
304
280
337
256
246
231
169
169
173
327
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
10
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:49PM1.58m
8:20AM1.65m
8:49PM1.56m
9:22AM1.66m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.23m
1:46AM0.24m
2:19PM0.26m
2:40AM0.25m
3:17PM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
12
11
10
11
13
15
15
14
14
12
11
9
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
10
8
9
11
12
11
10
10
7
9
1
5
1
1
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