Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 177.01° E

Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.5° 

Ocean Beach 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 today (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
1.5
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
159
331
194
123
76
65
67
57
45
43
75
94
108
57
96
136
179
176
229
178
210
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
S
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM1.41m
3:57PM1.45m
4:29AM1.41m
4:50PM1.43m
5:20AM1.43m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.13m
9:44AM0.19m
10:15PM0.15m
10:39AM0.20m
11:06PM0.17m
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part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
15
17
17
17
20
24
23
19
21
19
18
17
19
17
19
21
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
18
17
16
19
21
20
18
21
18
17
16
17
14
16
18
16
15
13
12
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