Onemana Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.15° S 175.88° E

Onemana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Onemana at 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
355
271
219
164
144
173
237
215
191
173
168
108
253
339
347
339
324
277
246
318
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
N
0
N
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31AM1.80m
7:05PM1.96m
7:27AM1.83m
7:56PM1.98m
8:19AM1.85m
8:45PM1.97m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.06m
1:25AM0.12m
1:41PM0.04m
2:17AM0.08m
2:32PM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
15
15
14
15
13
13
12
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
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