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 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.2
S
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
857
694
554
446
441
324
231
165
163
154
151
136
127
96
69
66
64
46
45
45
44
35
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
N
5
W
10
SW
0
S
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:24AM1.75m
11:49PM1.65m
12:21PM1.80m
00:45AM1.71m
1:16PM1.84m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.24m
5:29PM0.27m
5:52AM0.19m
6:35PM0.23m
6:56AM0.14m
7:34PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
3
3
5
5
4
3
3
4
5
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
7
6
5
4
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