Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.6° 

Onemana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Onemana today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Onemana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
117
85
62
41
40
25
15
17
18
21
34
22
28
28
68
80
61
56
54
51
34
34
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:46AM1.75m
11:03PM1.77m
11:34AM1.69m
11:49PM1.68m
12:22PM1.62m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.13m
4:56PM0.24m
5:22AM0.20m
5:42PM0.33m
6:07AM0.28m
6:30PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
7
12
13
12
9
7
7
6
8
11
13
11
9
8
8
8
9
13
14
13
10
Feels °C
0
0
4
8
8
6
4
2
0
1
2
5
8
7
6
5
4
4
5
11
12
11
7
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