Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
14.6°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
112
79
79
51
28
41
47
35
49
65
63
47
45
44
43
31
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:20PM1.80m
8:42AM1.72m
9:00PM1.82m
9:25AM1.75m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.20m
2:54PM0.22m
3:21AM0.16m
3:37PM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
7
6
5
8
8
6
5
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