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 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C
1.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
31
30
18
15
18
19
37
34
34
71
123
193
221
300
708
459
443
432
416
429
402
387
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
NE
35
W
45
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:23AM1.62m
11:44PM1.55m
12:11PM1.62m
00:32AM1.54m
12:57PM1.62m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.37m
5:29PM0.41m
5:50AM0.38m
6:26PM0.42m
6:43AM0.37m
7:18PM0.40m
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cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
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5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
1
3
5
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
11
12
14
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Feels °C
3
3
6
8
9
6
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
-1
-6
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
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