Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
29
28
28
101
132
105
62
45
33
25
18
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.74m
11:38PM1.82m
12:09PM1.68m
00:27AM1.72m
1:01PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.12m
5:26PM0.21m
5:59AM0.18m
6:16PM0.30m
6:47AM0.25m
7:06PM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
10
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
11
9
8
8
6
6
5
6
8
10
10
8
7
6
5
6
8
10
10
8
7
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