Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.5°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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
1.6
SW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2419
1735
1383
961
762
566
223
165
178
276
187
187
236
298
307
864
918
769
213
107
638
454
692
847
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
SW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
NNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:14AM1.75m
7:47PM1.84m
8:15AM1.73m
8:45PM1.79m
9:14AM1.72m
9:42PM1.75m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.13m
1:13PM0.10m
1:47AM0.17m
2:09PM0.17m
2:42AM0.22m
3:06PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
8:19
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
12
15
14
13
12
14
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
3
2
4
7
10
9
8
8
11
10
12
10
10
7
5
4
3
3
6
8
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
S
13
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
NE
8
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2419
1735
1383
961
762
566
223
162
94
276
65
57
84
298
59
377
393
328
122
94
308
454
692
847
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
S
21
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
NE
6
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
NE
8
0.2
E
14
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
9
208
165
178
43
187
187
236
95
15
36
25
78
103
107
21
20
10
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
18
0.6
NE
5
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.1
SE
17
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SW
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
S
16
0.6
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
7
13
22
8
29
11
41
16
14
10
10
29
13
21
76
22
8
5
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
WSW
7
1
SSW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
8
0.4
NW
3
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
3
6
9
20
56
23
30
120
90
307
864
918
769
213
3
638
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
15
0
17
15
17
17
3
2
2
15
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
4
4
2
3
4
3
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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