Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
377
308
257
207
202
165
153
149
122
95
95
76
74
88
86
86
72
59
59
64
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
E
0
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM1.77m
6:09AM1.69m
6:32PM1.80m
7:02AM1.74m
7:20PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.27m
00:00AM0.24m
12:19PM0.25m
00:52AM0.18m
1:12PM0.23m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:39
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Temp °C
16
19
18
16
16
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
15
18
18
16
15
12
11
12
13
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
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