Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Onemana sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
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
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
52
51
51
42
50
52
50
31
29
28
19
20
19
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:22PM1.62m
00:36AM1.59m
1:12PM1.56m
1:26AM1.52m
2:05PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.28m
6:30PM0.42m
6:53AM0.35m
7:19PM0.49m
7:42AM0.41m
8:11PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
9
13
14
12
10
10
9
9
11
14
15
13
10
9
10
11
13
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
5
10
10
9
7
8
7
7
9
12
12
10
7
6
7
8
10
10
11
9
6
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