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 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.7° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.4
SE
12
2
SSW
9
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
0.7
S
19
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
855
755
587
710
768
918
1171
361
455
522
531
968
4245
3339
2084
2388
3727
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:11AM1.58m
6:36PM1.63m
6:57AM1.58m
7:23PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.27m
12:18PM0.24m
00:42AM0.28m
1:00PM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
5
1
2
Temp °C
9
10
9
10
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
7
8
6
5
Feels °C
2
3
2
3
5
6
7
5
4
3
2
2
2
-2
-3
-6
-7
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