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 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
178
129
86
50
29
30
16
29
56
62
61
89
135
359
459
454
359
367
276
269
201
198
184
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06AM1.78m
2:38PM1.94m
3:01AM1.80m
3:34PM1.95m
3:57AM1.82m
4:30PM1.95m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.07m
9:01PM0.11m
9:19AM0.02m
9:56PM0.07m
10:14AM-0.01m
10:48PM0.06m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
8:12
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5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
11
12
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
0
0
0
2
4
6
5
4
4
4
5
7
10
8
7
6
5
3
4
6
7
6
5
4
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