Owahanga Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.68° S 176.36° E

Owahanga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Owahanga

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Owahanga sea temperature is
13.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Owahanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Owahanga today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Owahanga at 8PM is: 7.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)21ft (6.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)16s
Evening (09 Jun)21ft (6.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Owahanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
S
14
7
S
15
7.5
S
16
7.5
S
17
6.5
S
16
6.5
SSW
16
6
S
15
5
S
15
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15468
24111
31367
29338
22094
22281
15996
11364
8316
5239
3488
2339
1788
1180
874
651
551
550
1336
1102
953
828
582
485
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
0
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:43AM1.25m
00:03AM1.35m
12:32PM1.30m
00:54AM1.37m
1:25PM1.37m
1:47AM1.40m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.27m
6:23AM0.22m
6:42PM0.24m
7:11AM0.18m
7:36PM0.20m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
11
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
10
8
7
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
21
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
4.5
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1096
14815
10047
7627
5709
4446
1961
884
833
599
732
651
551
550
1336
1102
953
828
582
485
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
685
734
1139
786
541
193
133
413
451
30
55
50
48
46
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
13
Energy kJ
6
51
225
83
83
79
18
103
39
3
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
S
14
7
S
15
7.5
S
16
7.5
S
17
6.5
S
16
6.5
SSW
16
6
S
15
5
S
15
4.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
15468
24111
31367
29338
22094
22281
15996
11364
8316
5239
3488
2339
1788
1180
874
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
6
3
2
5
9
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
101
188
240
262
101
101
27
27
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
9
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
9
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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