What are the current surf conditions at Tomahawk Beach?

Tomahawk Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Tomahawk Beach?

The best time to surf Tomahawk Beach is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

2.4
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2.4ft

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WIND GUSTS

23kt

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AIR TEMP

13°C

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1.1ft @
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0mm

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Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.4ft waves with quality 9s ground swell but strong 17kt winds making it choppy Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Friday

Apr 10

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.2-3.3ft 💨 6-19kt 🌡️ 12-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	9s	E	6kt	ENE	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	11s	ESE	10kt	ENE	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	SSE	14kt	NE	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	19kt	NE	20kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	SSE	19kt	NE	21kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	ESE	19kt	NE	22kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	9s	E	19kt	NE	23kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	E	18kt	NE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	E	18kt	NNE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	ENE	17kt	NNE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	E	17kt	NNE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	E	17kt	NNE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	9s	E	17kt	NNE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	E	16kt	NNE	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	E	14kt	NNE	18kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	E	13kt	NNE	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	E	12kt	NNE	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	E	12kt	NNE	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	E	11kt	NNE	12kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	E	11kt	NNE	12kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	E	10kt	NNE	12kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	8s	E	10kt	NNE	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	ESE	11kt	NNE	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SSE	12kt	NE	14kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR5 excellent hours

🌊 0.5-6.2ft 💨 3-17kt 🌡️ 14-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	SSW	14kt	NE	15kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SSW	15kt	NE	16kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SSW	16kt	NE	18kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SSW	17kt	NE	19kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SSW	17kt	NE	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	17kt	NE	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	S	17kt	NE	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	SSE	15kt	NNE	18kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	8s	ESE	13kt	NNE	16kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	5.4ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	14kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NNE	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NNE	11kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NNE	10kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	ENE	8kt	NNE	9kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	5.9ft	9s	ENE	7kt	N	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	5.9ft	9s	ENE	6kt	N	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NNW	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	9s	ENE	4kt	NW	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	4kt	NNW	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	3kt	N	3kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.2ft	9s	ENE	3kt	NNE	3kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	4kt	E	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	4kt	SE	4kt	15°C	14°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 4.8-6.1ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 11-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	5kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	5kt	WSW	5kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	10s	ENE	5kt	W	5kt	14°C	14°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	10s	ENE	5kt	NW	5kt	14°C	14°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	6ft	10s	ENE	5kt	W	5kt	14°C	14°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	6ft	10s	ENE	6kt	WSW	6kt	14°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	6ft	10s	ENE	6kt	SW	6kt	14°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	10s	ENE	7kt	SW	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	10s	ENE	7kt	SW	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	10s	ENE	7kt	SW	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	5.8ft	10s	ENE	7kt	SW	9kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	10s	ENE	8kt	SW	9kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5.5ft	10s	ENE	9kt	SW	10kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	5.4ft	10s	ENE	9kt	WSW	11kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	5.3ft	10s	ENE	10kt	WSW	13kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	10s	ENE	11kt	WSW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	5.1ft	10s	ENE	10kt	W	13kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	10s	E	9kt	W	12kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	10s	E	8kt	W	11kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	10s	E	8kt	W	10kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	10s	E	8kt	WSW	10kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	10s	E	7kt	WSW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	11s	E	7kt	WSW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	5.2ft	11s	E	7kt	SW	8kt	12°C	14°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT9 excellent hours

🌊 5.4-7.2ft 💨 1-14kt 🌡️ 12-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	5.4ft	12s	E	6kt	SSW	7kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	12s	E	6kt	SSW	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	6.3ft	13s	E	6kt	S	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	6.8ft	13s	E	5kt	S	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7ft	13s	E	4kt	SW	4kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.1ft	13s	E	2kt	W	2kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.2ft	13s	E	1kt	NW	1kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.2ft	13s	E	1kt	NW	1kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.2ft	13s	E	2kt	NNW	2kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.1ft	13s	E	3kt	NNW	3kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.1ft	13s	E	5kt	NW	5kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	7ft	13s	E	6kt	WNW	7kt	12°C	14°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	6.9ft	12s	E	8kt	W	9kt	12°C	14°C	0.5mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	6.8ft	12s	E	10kt	W	14kt	12°C	14°C	0.8mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	6.7ft	12s	E	11kt	W	20kt	12°C	14°C	1.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	6.6ft	12s	E	13kt	WSW	25kt	12°C	14°C	1.4mm
4:00 PM	POOR	6.4ft	12s	E	13kt	W	25kt	12°C	14°C	1.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	6.2ft	12s	E	14kt	W	24kt	12°C	14°C	1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	6ft	12s	E	14kt	W	24kt	12°C	14°C	0.8mm
7:00 PM	POOR	6ft	12s	E	13kt	W	21kt	12°C	14°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	6.1ft	11s	E	11kt	W	19kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	6.1ft	11s	E	9kt	W	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	11s	E	8kt	WNW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	11s	E	6kt	NNW	11kt	12°C	14°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POOR8 excellent hours

🌊 2.4-5.5ft 💨 5-27kt 🌡️ 11-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	11s	E	5kt	N	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	11s	E	6kt	NNE	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	11s	E	7kt	NNE	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	11s	E	8kt	NE	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	11s	E	7kt	NNE	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	10s	E	6kt	NNE	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	10s	E	5kt	N	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	10s	E	5kt	NNW	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	10s	E	6kt	NW	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	10s	E	7kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.8ft	10s	E	9kt	WNW	12kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	10s	E	10kt	W	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	10s	E	12kt	W	19kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	10s	ESE	14kt	W	22kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	11s	SSE	16kt	W	24kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	4.4ft	11s	SSW	18kt	W	27kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	11s	S	19kt	W	29kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	11s	S	20kt	W	31kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4.8ft	12s	S	21kt	W	32kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	4ft	11s	SE	22kt	W	34kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	10s	ESE	23kt	W	35kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	E	24kt	WSW	37kt	11°C	14°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	E	26kt	WSW	37kt	11°C	14°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	ENE	27kt	WSW	38kt	11°C	14°C	0.3mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.5-7.7ft 💨 21-29kt 🌡️ 11-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	ENE	29kt	WSW	39kt	11°C	14°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	28kt	WSW	38kt	11°C	14°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	E	28kt	WSW	37kt	11°C	14°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	ESE	28kt	WSW	36kt	12°C	14°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	E	28kt	WSW	37kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	28kt	WSW	38kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	28kt	WSW	40kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	9s	ESE	26kt	WSW	39kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	5.6ft	9s	SSE	25kt	WSW	37kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	7.7ft	10s	SSW	24kt	WSW	36kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	7.5ft	10s	SSW	24kt	WSW	35kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	7.3ft	10s	SSW	24kt	WSW	34kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	7.2ft	10s	SSW	23kt	WSW	33kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	7ft	10s	SSW	22kt	WSW	33kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	6.8ft	10s	S	21kt	WSW	33kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	6.6ft	10s	S	21kt	WSW	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	6.5ft	10s	S	21kt	W	33kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	6.5ft	10s	SSW	22kt	W	34kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	6.5ft	10s	SSW	23kt	W	35kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	6.5ft	10s	S	23kt	W	35kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	POOR	6.6ft	10s	S	22kt	W	36kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	POOR	6.7ft	10s	S	22kt	W	36kt	12°C	14°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	6.2ft	10s	S	23kt	W	36kt	12°C	14°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	5.8ft	10s	S	24kt	WSW	37kt	12°C	14°C	0.4mm

Thursday

Apr 16

EXCELLENT15 excellent hours

🌊 2.6-6.0ft 💨 2-25kt 🌡️ 11-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	5.3ft	9s	S	25kt	WSW	38kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	POOR	5.5ft	9s	S	23kt	WSW	35kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	5.8ft	9s	SSW	21kt	WSW	32kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	POOR	6ft	9s	SSW	19kt	WSW	29kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	5.8ft	9s	SSW	17kt	W	27kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	5.6ft	9s	SSW	15kt	W	24kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	5.4ft	9s	SSW	12kt	W	21kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.2ft	9s	S	10kt	WNW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	9s	S	8kt	WNW	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	S	6kt	NW	9kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	9s	S	7kt	NNW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	9s	S	8kt	NNW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	9s	S	8kt	N	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	9s	S	8kt	N	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5ft	9s	S	8kt	N	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	10s	S	8kt	NNW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	10s	S	8kt	NNW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5ft	9s	S	8kt	NW	10kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	S	7kt	NW	10kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	9s	S	5kt	NW	8kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	9s	S	4kt	NW	5kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	9s	S	2kt	NW	3kt	11°C	14°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	9s	S	4kt	NNW	5kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	9s	S	6kt	N	7kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.2ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:3-19kt ENE

Water Temperature:14°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Tomahawk Beach on the Otago Peninsula is an exposed beach break with quite reliable surf that can be surfed year-round. The best surf occurs with a south swell and offshore winds from the north, typically during autumn—most often in March—when clean, rideable waves are most consistent. The break receives a mix of groundswells and windswells, produces both lefts and rights, and is rarely crowded. Surfers should take care due to strong rips and the potential presence of sharks.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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