Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Owahanga today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Owahanga at 6PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Owahanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 140 | 193 | 363 | 554 | 1021 | 694 | 619 | 516 | 469 | 687 | 628 | 794 | 847 | 1009 | 1041 | 1233 | 2141 | 3176 | 3512 | 3431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.41m | 6:59AM1.40m | 7:23PM1.43m | 7:48AM1.46m | 8:13PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.18m | 00:51AM0.17m | 1:13PM0.15m | 1:39AM0.14m | 2:05PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 193 | 236 | 198 | 567 | 694 | 619 | 516 | 469 | 687 | 628 | 794 | 847 | 1009 | 1041 | 1233 | 2141 | 3176 | 3512 | 3431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 14 | SE 15 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 120 | 57 | 1 | 25 | 195 | 147 | 145 | 140 | 138 | 103 | 103 | 87 | 86 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 17 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 54 | 105 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 24 | 58 | 363 | 554 | 1021 | — | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 28 | 130 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 129 | 27 | 0 |
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