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 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C
2.2° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Tomahawk Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
SE
11
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3601
3429
3078
4148
2261
1822
1659
1512
1268
1051
916
778
625
539
424
406
281
230
233
189
167
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:47AM1.58m
8:14PM1.58m
8:42AM1.60m
9:09PM1.58m
9:40AM1.64m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.27m
2:09AM0.28m
2:37PM0.29m
3:00AM0.27m
3:32PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
4
5
6
6
5
3
3
2
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
5
6
4
4
Feels °C
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
-2
-2
-1
0
3
3
-1
-1
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