Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
3
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.9
N
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
49
64
165
381
398
422
331
274
209
183
187
143
113
118
73
28
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:12PM1.63m
11:43AM1.63m
11:57PM1.56m
12:32PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.31m
5:54PM0.44m
6:13AM0.38m
6:43PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
7
4
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
11
11
11
11
13
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
9
8
6
7
9
11
11
9
9
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