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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.2° C
2.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
310
723
674
233
300
279
223
198
158
159
125
96
96
71
49
43
52
54
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:23PM1.50m
10:51AM1.56m
11:14PM1.49m
11:40AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.42m
4:12AM0.41m
4:49PM0.45m
5:09AM0.42m
5:48PM0.44m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
11
10
9
8
9
10
9
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
5
5
3
5
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
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