Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Break

Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.56° E

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
11.3° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
243
229
239
184
189
178
127
123
92
96
67
58
60
74
82
82
40
40
40
35
17
49
50
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:36AM1.55m
5:01PM1.65m
5:18AM1.54m
5:43PM1.63m
6:01AM1.52m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.33m
10:47AM0.30m
11:16PM0.33m
11:26AM0.30m
11:54PM0.34m
12:05PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:18
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5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
12
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
5
4
4
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
5
7
4
6
4
5
4
4
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
473
217
116
239
184
189
178
127
123
92
48
47
48
50
74
82
82
54
53
53
52
51
49
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
68
243
229
73
53
66
50
50
71
49
96
67
58
60
62
63
4
7
8
5
4
6
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
3
68
68
68
70
50
40
20
24
14
12
4
4
2
2
1
40
40
40
40
35
17
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
7
3
3
3
3
3
1
11
13
10
18
22
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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