Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.82° S 174.56° E

Ocean Beach (Whangarei) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean Beach (Whangarei) sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Ocean Beach (Whangarei) today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach (Whangarei) at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
14
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.1
N
13
0.5
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
4
4
4
149
150
138
111
87
65
60
44
30
27
26
3
16
34
62
36
35
76
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WNW
15
N
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:00AM2.66m
9:13PM2.67m
9:49AM2.75m
10:02PM2.68m
10:38AM2.79m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.47m
2:58PM0.60m
3:23AM0.39m
3:47PM0.56m
4:11AM0.36m
4:39PM0.55m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:22
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7:46
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7:47
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7:49
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 mm
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
14
16
18
18
17
15
14
12
11
11
14
17
16
16
13
12
12
13
17
19
20
17
15
Feels °C
12
11
13
16
15
16
12
10
9
8
9
11
15
13
11
9
8
8
9
12
13
14
11
10
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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