Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Owahanga today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Owahanga at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Owahanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 217 | 164 | 126 | 116 | 88 | 109 | 76 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 66 | 68 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 78 | 104 | 133 | 289 | 294 | 235 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.39m | 10:46PM1.25m | 11:07AM1.36m | 11:30PM1.22m | 11:50AM1.33m | 00:15AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.27m | 4:54AM0.30m | 5:31PM0.29m | 5:38AM0.31m | 6:14PM0.29m | 6:22AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 284 | 217 | 164 | 126 | 116 | 88 | 109 | 76 | 57 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 51 | 289 | 294 | 235 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 25 | 83 | 77 | 73 | 51 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 78 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 104 | 133 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 68 | 52 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 39 | 107 | 43 |
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