Ocean Beach surf break

Ocean Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 21 Dec 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ocean Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (21 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)109991010999999891091010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3692932402352622622021892152102201439296120164214266242403411411418357
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
1.42
7:35PM
1.31
7:59AM
1.43
8:19PM
1.31
8:42AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.28
1:36PM
0.29
1:45AM
0.27
2:21PM
0.28
2:29AM
0.26
3:06PM
0.27
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:38-------8:39
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C141212121414141414131312161817181616171923272624
Feels °C (?)128891010101112121110131413161515161720232220
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