Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
295
264
228
190
157
157
157
131
124
121
127
144
166
176
166
134
154
147
192
188
146
153
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:27AM1.70m
4:11PM1.77m
4:31AM1.72m
5:13PM1.84m
5:33AM1.76m
6:11PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.19m
10:25PM0.32m
10:51AM0.15m
11:29PM0.26m
11:51AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
16
13
10
10
10
9
10
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
12
13
10
8
8
8
7
9
12
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
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