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 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
21
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
35
30
27
66
64
106
61
99
809
195
195
392
369
1072
1156
1548
1728
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:16PM1.84m
1:39AM1.77m
2:08PM1.87m
2:30AM1.81m
2:59PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.17m
7:55AM0.08m
8:29PM0.11m
8:50AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:19
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
9
11
10
10
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
6
Feels °C
5
6
4
4
4
3
5
5
7
6
4
0
0
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
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