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Tomahawk Beach

Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

No photo of Tomahawk Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:15 pm
7 am
4.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
Now
6.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:15 pm
Today
4.3Fair7 am159
4.2Fair8 am1710
5.9Good9 am149
6.5Good10 am96
6.4Good11 am96
6.6Good12 pm127
6.5Good1 pm148
6.7Good2 pm117
6.8Good3 pm85
6.6Good4 pm96
6.7Good5 pm106
6.7GoodNow96
6.4Good7 pm85
6.2Good8 pm74
Sat
5.2Fair7 am106
4.9Fair8 am106
6.2Good9 am74
6.5Good10 am42
6.5Good11 am43
6.6Good12 pm117
6.3Good1 pm1710
6.1Good2 pm1710
6.6Good3 pm138
6.6Good4 pm117
6.4Good5 pm43
6.6Good6 pm53
6.7Good7 pm74
6.8Good8 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 51 km/h32 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 36%
  • Thu3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 84%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Tomahawk Beach

From Wikipedia

Tomahawk Beach is a beach on the Pacific Ocean 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) southeast of the city centre of Dunedin, New Zealand. Located within the Ocean Grove Reserve between St Kilda Beach and Smaills Beach, at the point where Otago Peninsula joins the mainland of the South Island, Tomahawk Beach is a white sand beach popular with casual beach-goers and dog-walkers as well as surfers. Sand is extracted from the Tomahawk Lagoon channel, which runs across the beach, for commercial purposes and to prevent flooding.

Source: Tomahawk Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m800 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
330 m0.2 miTomahawk Rd, Lagoon
Nearest town
4.8 km3 miDunedin (city)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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