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 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.1°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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
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)
2.1
SW
12
2.4
SSW
13
4
SW
13
2.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1293
1885
5215
2378
834
611
516
605
605
597
1092
892
744
763
822
1059
936
3373
3372
Wind (km/h)
45
W
45
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:27PM1.59m
00:47AM1.52m
1:12PM1.62m
1:30AM1.56m
1:55PM1.65m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.42m
6:58AM0.37m
7:31PM0.38m
7:45AM0.32m
8:15PM0.33m
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
7
8
11
12
14
16
14
12
12
13
12
14
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
-4
-5
-4
-4
-1
4
5
9
13
10
8
8
9
8
9
5
7
7
4
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