Owahanga surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 21 Dec 2025 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 warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Owahanga today?

The current surf forecast for Owahanga at 3AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (21 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)99999988899989109910111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27529729127040042723027327315828124010199149205210219467467467418418411
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
S
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
5
S
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.40
7:22PM
1.28
7:45AM
1.41
8:05PM
1.27
8:28AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.28
1:22PM
0.28
1:29AM
0.27
2:08PM
0.27
2:13AM
0.26
2:52PM
0.26
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:45-------8:45
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
111--1----------------1-
Temp. °C131110111314141411101012172020191818171821212020
Feels °C (?)8988101110109889131919161615111215171311
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