Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
35
33
15
11
15
15
8
8
8
10
10
5
5
5
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
11:36PM1.74m
12:09PM1.66m
00:25AM1.72m
1:04PM1.67m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.22m
6:20PM0.34m
6:51AM0.23m
7:15PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
6
9
11
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
11
9
7
Feels °C
3
4
3
3
3
7
8
6
5
4
3
2
3
7
8
6
4
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