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Oreti Beach Surf Forecast
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Oreti Beach surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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 1PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 19 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- 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) | 10:21AM 0.11 | 10:50PM 0.20 | 11:12AM 0.19 | 11:44PM 0.34 | 12:11PM 0.30 | 12:48AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wed 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
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