Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Onemana sea temperature is
14.7°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
408
486
563
475
309
267
129
186
149
95
78
32
32
52
47
59
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:41PM1.77m
8:00AM1.68m
8:20PM1.80m
8:42AM1.72m
9:00PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.25m
2:12PM0.23m
2:40AM0.20m
2:54PM0.22m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
18
20
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
10
12
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
12
10
11
5
5
10
9
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
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