Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Owahanga today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Owahanga at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Owahanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 367 | 302 | 296 | 264 | 163 | 270 | 221 | 173 | 176 | 173 | 137 | 129 | 198 | 157 | 212 | 384 | 432 | 287 | 261 | 419 | 264 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.41m | 1:39PM1.54m | 2:05AM1.43m | 2:37PM1.58m | 3:04AM1.45m | 3:36PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.12m | 7:58PM0.13m | 8:16AM0.09m | 8:57PM0.10m | 9:14AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 452 | 367 | 302 | 296 | 264 | 163 | 270 | 221 | 173 | 176 | 173 | 137 | 129 | 198 | 116 | 212 | 384 | 243 | 280 | 169 | 419 | 264 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 109 | 192 | 232 | 229 | 141 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 132 | 157 | 94 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 261 | 51 | 119 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 116 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 86 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 93 | 199 | 310 | 432 | 287 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 109 | 116 | 116 | 115 |
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