Ohiwa-Port Ohope surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Ohiwa-Port Ohope surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ohiwa-Port Ohope sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ohiwa-Port Ohope today?

The current surf forecast for Ohiwa-Port Ohope at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Ohiwa-Port Ohope. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010161610161414141414141413131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40828016718324218913010064454419423536373637365831553444
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononononcross-
on
crossglassoncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
1.81
8:40AM
1.90
9:04PM
1.86
9:26AM
1.90
9:51PM
1.90
10:16AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.43
3:17PM
0.36
3:31AM
0.40
4:02PM
0.32
4:22AM
0.39
4:48PM
0.30
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:15---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C181818181923232117161514171920191717171617191918
Feels °C (?)151415151621222015141312151718181616171618181818
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