Oreti Beach surf break

Oreti Beach surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Oreti Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oreti Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Oreti Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Oreti Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
SSE
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.4
SSE
0.6
WSW
0.3
SSE
0.5
W
0.1
W
0.7
NW
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121213111112131195961941813181714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15141414131414161010349322216207136135514320
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
NW
5
N
5
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
2.26
1:32PM
2.22
1:59AM
2.32
2:20PM
2.24
2:52AM
2.33
3:11PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.00
7:42PM
-0.04
8:11AM
0.01
8:32PM
-0.07
9:01AM
0.06
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---6:18-------6:16-------6:15----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:45-------8:45
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C8991014171818151413111414131312109912151616
Feels °C (?)56791316161714131191297667658111011
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