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 14 Sep 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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
0.7
SSW
15
1
S
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
441
369
305
239
222
165
163
158
113
108
99
98
96
66
67
57
67
68
98
104
160
331
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
5:52AM1.72m
6:17PM1.65m
6:43AM1.66m
7:08PM1.58m
7:36AM1.60m
8:02PM1.51m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.17m
00:19AM0.20m
12:45PM0.25m
1:04AM0.28m
1:32PM0.33m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
9
10
11
13
15
14
14
14
14
12
12
15
17
16
12
11
12
11
9
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
5
7
8
9
10
10
11
12
11
9
9
12
13
13
8
8
9
6
4
2
2
4
4
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