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Ocean Beach Surf Forecast
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Ocean Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° 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 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 188 | 185 | 160 | 110 | 101 | 67 | 65 | 92 | 85 | 120 | 116 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 109 | 103 | 87 | 99 | 94 | 91 | 119 | 139 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:12PM 1.60 | 10:38AM 1.54 | 11:06PM 1.61 | 11:33AM 1.52 | 12:02AM 1.60 | 12:30PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:33AM 0.06 | 4:54PM 0.06 | 5:28AM 0.07 | 5:48PM 0.08 | 6:24AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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