Owahanga Surf Break

Owahanga 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.68° S 176.36° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Owahanga sea temperature is
13.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Owahanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Owahanga today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Owahanga at 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
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4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.8
NE
7
1
S
13
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
E
11
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
365
314
350
286
340
709
994
1216
929
749
732
1236
2151
2476
2993
3821
4245
3051
2319
1796
2930
2282
2447
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
30
SSW
0
ESE
10
SE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:36AM1.39m
1:07PM1.35m
1:27AM1.33m
1:57PM1.34m
2:15AM1.30m
2:44PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.17m
7:18PM0.24m
7:41AM0.22m
8:09PM0.28m
8:27AM0.25m
8:57PM0.30m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
9
10
Feels °C
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
8
10
12
6
2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
5
12
10
7
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
3.5
S
11
1.8
ENE
10
3
S
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
Energy kJ
439
365
314
350
286
229
181
184
145
111
749
732
603
461
394
402
275
515
3051
653
1796
2160
2282
1795
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
1.6
ENE
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
2
S
10
Energy kJ
102
520
1324
951
786
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
1.7
SSW
5
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
2
ENE
10
3
S
11
2.5
E
10
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
Energy kJ
101
172
290
287
276
340
709
994
1216
929
140
1236
2151
2476
2993
3821
4245
820
2319
1179
2930
2447
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
5
5
1
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
115
115
115
129
129
115
129
115
115
0
107
101
101
101
299
299
243
305
305
48
141
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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