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 01 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
!
!
1
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
3
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSW
9
1.2
SE
12
2.1
SW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.7
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
3
SW
12
1.6
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
11
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5634
4577
2581
1939
1429
1156
855
770
480
771
428
1092
331
361
455
522
2008
766
3980
3429
2919
1245
3301
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
SSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:28AM1.58m
5:53PM1.65m
6:11AM1.58m
6:36PM1.63m
6:57AM1.58m
7:23PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.24m
00:03AM0.27m
12:18PM0.24m
00:42AM0.28m
1:00PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
6
5
3
6
7
7
7
9
9
10
10
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
8
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
-3
-2
-3
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
-2
-4
-6
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