Oreti Beach surf break

Oreti Beach surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Oreti Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Oreti Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
W
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)13141413131315141416161414141413131313128111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59181918313240383725253638393634171716146252221
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
2.12
4:37PM
2.15
4:59AM
2.04
5:31PM
2.06
5:53AM
1.94
6:34PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
0.09
10:21AM
0.11
10:50PM
0.20
11:12AM
0.19
11:44PM
0.34
12:11PM
0.30
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:50-------7:50-------7:52---
Sunset-------7:57-------7:54-------7:52
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C151314131314131312121211111517151514131212161816
Feels °C (?)12121211101411101011121091414121413111010151613
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