Ocean Beach (Whangarei) surf break

Ocean Beach (Whangarei) surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)88889888888888881414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13841363120410279438577486125374393162772391711691691441401238484848555
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
2.24
3:15AM
2.22
3:17PM
2.17
4:19AM
2.21
4:19PM
2.14
5:19AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
1.02
9:22AM
1.12
9:44PM
1.04
10:23AM
1.12
10:46PM
1.03
11:24AM
1.07
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-7:45-------7:44-------7:43------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
211111---------11-------
Temp. °C202021212121222323222120202021201717171617171820
Feels °C (?)171719202122232323242421212020171412121011111316
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