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 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.3
SW
7
0.9
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SW
9
0.9
SSW
10
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
16
2.3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
332
314
206
212
206
189
148
67
86
151
214
230
355
384
326
883
2008
3380
5870
5328
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NE
20
SW
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
25
NW
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:57PM1.71m
4:14AM1.65m
4:38PM1.70m
4:56AM1.66m
5:20PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.20m
10:14PM0.23m
10:30AM0.18m
10:53PM0.21m
11:10AM0.17m
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light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
5
5
Feels °C
7
10
8
5
4
5
5
3
3
6
10
7
5
1
5
2
-1
-3
-3
-5
-4
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