Ōmaha Beach
Auckland · New Zealand
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Ōmaha Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Fiji Sea — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Ōmaha Beach
Updated 15:22 spot time
Ōmaha Beach surf report for Friday 2 Oct: waves 0.1 m–0.3 m knee to waist high, 0.1 m SSW swell at 2.85 s. Wind up to 20 km/h WSW. Water 16°C. Best surf window around 20:00 — poor (1.5/5) with 14 km/h WSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.6°C (60.1°F) on average
Jan
20.2°C
68.4°F · 17.4–22.7°C
Feb
21.3°C
70.3°F · 19.9–22.3°C
Mar
20.8°C
69.4°F · 18.8–22.2°C
Apr
19.8°C
67.6°F · 17.7–21.7°C
May
18.1°C
64.6°F · 17.1–19.7°C
Jun
16.3°C
61.3°F · 15–17.7°C
Jul
14.9°C
58.8°F · 14.2–15.8°C
Aug
14.3°C
57.7°F · 13.3–15.1°C
Sep
14.5°C
58.1°F · 13.2–15.5°C
Oct
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.5–17.5°C
Nov
17.2°C
63°F · 15.6–18.8°C
Dec
19°C
66.2°F · 16.9–21.3°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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