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Onekaka Surf Photo: 'Wave North of Onekaka Wharf' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.75° S 172.71° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Onekaka sea temperature is

14.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	ESE	E	NNE	WSW
	8 s	cross- on	6 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	E	NNE	WSW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	6 s	cross	6 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	7 s	cross	6 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	7 s	cross	7 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	8 s	cross	8 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	8 s	cross	8 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	9 s	cross	8 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	9 s	cross	9 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	9 s	cross	9 s	9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	8 s	cross	8 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	8 s	cross	8 s	7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WSW
	7 s	cross	7 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNE
	7 s	cross	7 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNE
	6 s	cross	6 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	W
	6 s	cross	6 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Onekaka around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 14 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.5 ft). Range 5.58m (18.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Onekaka Surf Photo: 'Wave North of Onekaka Wharf' by Rob Davies

Too much wind here so we surfed Patons Rock instead. For Onekaka (Milnthorpe or Parapara beach) to work, once an easterly swell has been generated the wind needs to switch SW or fall light.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:54 pm 11 Jun 2014