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 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.9°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • 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 8AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.7
SW
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3307
1942
1699
1206
915
687
563
467
332
269
202
160
167
304
280
337
256
246
231
328
167
169
199
Wind (km/h)
25
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:21AM1.65m
7:49PM1.58m
8:20AM1.65m
8:49PM1.56m
9:22AM1.66m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.22m
1:26PM0.23m
1:46AM0.24m
2:19PM0.26m
2:40AM0.25m
3:17PM0.29m
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part cloud
cloud
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cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
8
9
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
14
12
10
10
12
9
9
8
Feels °C
5
4
5
9
12
12
11
9
8
8
9
11
13
11
9
9
6
4
2
7
0
0
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