Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean Beach today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 89 | 82 | 67 | 246 | 150 | 106 | 88 | 73 | 63 | 65 | 97 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 121 | 37 | 77 | 122 | 160 | 156 | 191 | 250 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.49m | 3:35AM1.41m | 3:57PM1.45m | 4:29AM1.41m | 4:50PM1.43m | 5:20AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.16m | 9:23PM0.13m | 9:44AM0.19m | 10:15PM0.15m | 10:39AM0.20m | 11:06PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 89 | 82 | 66 | 132 | 150 | 106 | 88 | 73 | 48 | 47 | 77 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 191 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | E 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | SW 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 20 | 67 | 246 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 63 | 65 | 97 | 2 | 12 | 126 | 121 | 24 | 77 | 122 | 160 | 156 | 191 | 250 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 104 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 88 | 88 | 48 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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