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Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Surf Photo: 'East Coast Northland' by Alex Tunstall

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean Beach (Whangarei) sea temperature is

16.9°C

1.5°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SE	SE	E	N
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSE	ESE	N	NE
	11 s	cross- on	11 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	ESE	ESE	N
	11 s	cross	10 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	S	E	N
	11 s	cross	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	ESE	E	N
	10 s	cross	10 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	ESE	E	N
	10 s	cross	10 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	ESE	E	NNE
	10 s	cross	11 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSE	SSE	E	N
	13 s	cross	5 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	S	S	E	N
	13 s	cross	4 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSW	S	ENE	N
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SSW	ENE	N
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SSW	ENE	N
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	ENE	N
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	SW	ENE	N
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	ENE	N
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SSW	ENE	NNE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SSW	E	N
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Ocean Beach (Whangarei) around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 10 minutes after high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.5m (8.2 ft). Range 2.78m (9.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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User: Alex Tunstall (3 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2477 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:02 pm 6 Jan 2013