Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 177.01° E

Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 2AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
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4
4
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
12
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.3
SE
12
2.2
S
7
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1703
2788
3077
5873
3561
2626
1610
1134
813
522
432
273
271
319
192
137
28
515
388
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:40AM1.26m
1:05PM1.34m
1:27AM1.24m
1:53PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.33m
6:50AM0.33m
7:23PM0.35m
7:36AM0.34m
8:11PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
11
9
7
5
5
9
13
13
11
10
10
9
10
16
19
9
8
6
Feels °C
3
4
2
2
1
2
5
10
9
8
8
8
6
7
14
16
2
2
2
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