
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Omaha Beach and Bar today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Omaha Beach and Bar at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Omaha Beach and Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | E 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
175 | 114 | 106 | 89 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:51PM2.32m | 9:23AM2.40m | 9:38PM2.34m | 10:11AM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.04m | 3:41PM0.18m | 4:01AM0.02m | 4:31PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
108 | 114 | 106 | 89 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 9 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 9 | N 12 | NE 7 | N 12 | N 12 |
2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | N 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 11 | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | — | — | N 9 | N 12 | E 12 | — |
3 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
175 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 63 | 41 | 67 | 7 | 19 | 70 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 390 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 372 | 102 | 61 | 61 | 377 | 377 | 123 | 123 | 382 |
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