Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.82° S 174.56° E)

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Ocean Beach (Whangarei) surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 31 Aug 2025 NZST

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Ocean Beach (Whangarei) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Ocean Beach (Whangarei) sea temperature is 14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ocean Beach (Whangarei) today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach (Whangarei) at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (01 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

Table - waves today at Ocean Beach (Whangarei). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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		Monday 01								Tuesday 02								Wednesday 03
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	10	10	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	122	73	46	36	15	17	17	16	16	10	10	9	5	4	11	7	10	10	7	7	7	6	4	4
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			12:58AM 2.31				1:35PM 2.26				1:44AM 2.25				2:36PM 2.22				2:38AM 2.20					3:40PM 2.24
Low Tide / height (m)	6:52PM 1.04				7:17AM 0.97				7:42PM 1.11				8:08AM 1.02				8:41PM 1.13					9:05AM 1.03

		Monday 01								Tuesday 02								Wednesday 03
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:02

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	12	13	14	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	13	16	15	14	13	12	11	12	13	14	15	14
Feels °C (?)	3	4	5	7	8	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	11

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Ocean Beach (Whangarei) (strong winds from the WSW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 18 km from Ocean Beach (Whangarei)). 0.7m 8s swell from the NNW with a 0.2m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 30 minutes ago Ocean Beach (Whangarei)

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18 km away, 1 h 30 min ago

43 km/h

WSW

0.0

14.6

Air / Water (°C)

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