
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ohope Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ohope Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ohope Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | N 13 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 61 | 108 | 65 | 47 | 131 | 253 | 223 | 261 | 325 | 265 | 256 | 257 | 259 | 187 | 155 | 155 | 115 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.78m | 7:30PM1.83m | 8:04AM1.86m | 8:22PM1.85m | 8:53AM1.92m | 9:15PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.32m | 1:34PM0.42m | 2:05AM0.28m | 2:27PM0.37m | 2:53AM0.25m | 3:19PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 265 | 256 | 257 | 259 | 187 | 155 | 3 | 3 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | NNW 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | N 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 5 | W 5 |
19 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 61 | 108 | 65 | 47 | 131 | 253 | 223 | 261 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | 115 | 63 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 115 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 264 | 108 | 209 | 362 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 130 | 114 | 115 |
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