
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Omaha Beach and Bar today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Omaha Beach and Bar at 9AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Omaha Beach and Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 5 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:53AM2.11m | 1:28PM1.99m | 1:43AM2.00m | 2:21PM1.93m | 2:35AM1.91m | 3:15PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.33m | 7:41PM0.50m | 8:09AM0.41m | 8:33PM0.59m | 8:59AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 25 | 148 | 280 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 196 | 125 | 166 | 165 | 118 | 74 | 65 | 73 | 196 | 165 | 205 | 366 | 96 | 68 | 96 | 366 | 366 | 366 | 3 |
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