Owahanga surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Owahanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Owahanga sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Owahanga today?

The current surf forecast for Owahanga at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
1.3
NE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.4
ESE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010109999155141413131313121266125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2462172171881361308381515086841161081029996938782775853107
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
1.50
9:59PM
1.57
10:27AM
1.49
10:54PM
1.58
11:23AM
1.47
11:50PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
0.06
4:21AM
0.05
4:41PM
0.07
5:17AM
0.06
5:36PM
0.08
6:14AM
0.08
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:21-------7:19----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131616151312121316212117161514141618171716161616
Feels °C (?)121413121010101113181714131313131616151514131413
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