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Ocean Beach Surf Photo: 'Fun & Drains at Ocean ' by joeC

Lat Long: 39.77° S 177.01° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ocean Beach sea temperature is

13.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Ocean Beach 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
	E	WSW	W	E	SW
	9 s	off	2 s	9 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	W	E	SW
	9 s	off	4 s	9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	NW	ENE	WSW
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W	NW	ENE	SW
	9 s	off	4 s	9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE	SW
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE	SSE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	SSE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	W	E	SW
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	W	E	NW
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	W	E	SW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	W	E	SW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	SW
	9 s	cross- off	2 s	9 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	NNW	E	SSE
	9 s	glass	5 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	WNW	E	NNE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SSW	E	NNE
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	SSW	E	SE
	5 s	cross	5 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	E	E
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 6 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 42 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.1 ft). Range 1.94m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:30 pm 5 Dec 2018