- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 17 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | |
198 | 198 | 193 | 115 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 59 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.83m | 4:06PM1.96m | 4:31AM1.82m | 5:02PM1.95m | 5:29AM1.79m | 6:02PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.07m | 10:28PM0.09m | 10:46AM0.06m | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:39AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | | |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
 kJ | 78 | 74 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 62 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 198 | 198 | 193 | 115 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 59 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest