Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NW
8
1.3
NNW
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
27
57
60
161
219
181
372
416
187
157
118
121
118
86
86
86
85
83
92
126
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
W
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:47PM1.54m
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
3:50AM1.50m
4:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.37m
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
9:43PM0.55m
10:05AM0.42m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
15
14
13
13
12
10
10
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
9
9
Feels °C
9
11
10
10
8
10
8
4
5
6
2
1
2
4
6
6
8
10
8
5
5
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