Omaha Beach and Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.33° S 174.78° E

Omaha Beach and Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Omaha Beach and Bar sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.3° 

Omaha Beach and Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
10
1.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
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
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
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cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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