Ocean Beach surf break

Ocean Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Ocean Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ocean Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sat
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)9914151414141413121211111111101010101011101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45263672107280417637582513396350282277272262206198158158143152149116
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
10
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
20
E
10
SE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassoffoffglassonononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
1.54
5:50PM
1.56
6:21AM
1.63
6:46PM
1.59
7:17AM
1.69
7:43PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.08
12:05AM
0.02
12:38PM
0.03
1:01AM
-0.01
1:37PM
-0.01
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sat
08
Sunrise-5:58-------5:56-------5:54------
Sunset-----7:52-------7:53-------7:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131215151515141313141618171717161616201917171716
Feels °C (?)11913111313131111131415151716141515201616171715
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