Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C

3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (04 Jun)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
7
1.5
SW
9
1.3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
40
23
57
56
33
32
31
30
30
29
29
28
46
31
30
42
40
38
36
59
41
342
252
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
S
5
NE
10
W
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:34AM1.49m
6:59PM1.59m
7:21AM1.48m
7:47PM1.58m
8:09AM1.48m
8:35PM1.58m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.39m
12:32PM0.37m
1:01AM0.40m
1:13PM0.39m
1:43AM0.41m
1:56PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:11
8:11
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
10
10
11
11
10
8
7
Feels °C
4
4
4
7
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
9
6
6
6
7
6
-1
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
7
1
SSW
9
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
143
111
111
86
77
93
102
86
89
66
158
122
116
96
99
78
78
76
61
59
34
41
165
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
61
40
23
57
56
56
54
32
30
42
29
29
28
46
31
30
42
40
38
36
54
39
37
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
S
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
17
19
18
6
5
33
32
31
20
30
7
5
6
7
14
11
7
6
6
6
35
33
17
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.4
NW
3
1.1
NE
7
0.3
SW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.5
SW
9
1.3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
42
64
84
70
90
141
2
102
2
16
25
59
342
252
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
64
17
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
0
2
2
15
15
15
15
15
15
287
314
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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