Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
16
1.9
S
16
2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
994
953
887
874
849
990
1714
1901
2262
2376
2136
1822
1412
1025
871
646
535
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
20
E
25
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
50
NE
50
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12AM1.59m
2:36PM1.68m
2:53AM1.62m
3:17PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.33m
8:28AM0.27m
8:56PM0.29m
9:10AM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
3
4
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
Feels °C
10
7
8
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
1
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