Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 3PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1466 | 1208 | 947 | 749 | 640 | 421 | 822 | 710 | 1144 | 1449 | 1626 | 2004 | 1708 | 1487 | 1308 | 980 | 948 | 902 | 778 | 639 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.43m | 11:27PM1.43m | 11:57AM1.46m | 00:21AM1.44m | 12:53PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.20m | 5:45AM0.17m | 6:15PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.15m | 7:11PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1466 | 776 | 947 | 749 | 640 | 379 | 822 | 627 | 1144 | 1449 | 1626 | 2004 | 1708 | 1487 | 1308 | 980 | 948 | 902 | 778 | 639 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | S 17 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 569 | 242 | 347 | 249 | 421 | 167 | 710 | 375 | 520 | 300 | 132 | 75 | 69 | 52 | 346 | 201 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 245 | 230 | 162 | 161 | 284 | 146 | 172 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1208 | 813 | 586 | 473 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 8 | 0 |
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