Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
8
37
49
19
17
38
27
62
61
54
51
51
40
47
51
49
31
28
28
33
20
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:34AM1.69m
11:49PM1.68m
12:22PM1.62m
00:36AM1.59m
1:12PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.20m
5:42PM0.33m
6:07AM0.28m
6:30PM0.42m
6:53AM0.35m
7:19PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
11
12
10
9
8
8
7
9
12
13
12
10
10
9
9
11
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
1
2
2
5
8
6
5
5
4
3
5
10
11
10
7
8
6
7
9
10
11
9
8
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