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Oreti Beach surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 6PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Oreti Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | S 17 | WSW 4 | S 16 | |
21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 92 | 23 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.76m | 4:43AM1.69m | 5:21PM1.70m | 5:35AM1.63m | 6:15PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.52m | 10:39PM0.66m | 11:01AM0.58m | 11:32PM0.71m | 11:55AM0.62m | 00:29AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | -1 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 12 |
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 4 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 4 | E 6 | WSW 14 | W 5 | S 14 | S 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | S 17 | E 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 92 | 3 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | S 21 | S 21 | E 7 | E 6 | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | W 18 | S 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 4 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 97 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 120 | 329 |
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