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 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.3°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 7AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2209
2376
2164
1699
1371
1057
871
646
544
441
363
350
338
326
314
206
249
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
W
30
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:53AM1.62m
3:17PM1.70m
3:33AM1.64m
3:57PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.29m
9:10AM0.23m
9:36PM0.25m
9:50AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
Feels °C
4
3
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
2
3
3
4
7
8
9
8
4
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