Secret spot?We can hide it! Oakura Beach Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Taranaki / New Zealand6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 11 am Tuesday 05 Jun 2012Oakura Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 555 | 313 | 2948 | 3177 | 2647 | 5468 | 2488 | 1951 | 711 | 631 | 560 | 614 | 2212 | 2050 | 1840 | 820 | 617 | 1175 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- on |
cross- on |
on | cross- on |
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cross | cross- off |
off | glass | cross- on |
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cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Oakura Beach blow from the SE
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High Tide / height (m) |
10:07AM 3.59 |
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10:30PM 3.78 |
10:57AM 3.56 |
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11:18PM 3.73 |
11:45AM 3.47 |
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12:06AM 3.61 |
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12:35PM 3.32 |
12:54AM 3.44 |
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1:25PM 3.15 |
1:43AM 3.24 |
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2:17PM 2.99 |
2:34AM 3.05 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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4:20PM 0.12 |
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4:46AM 0.21 |
5:08PM 0.18 |
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5:36AM 0.30 |
5:56PM 0.30 |
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6:27AM 0.44 |
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6:44PM 0.47 |
7:17AM 0.59 |
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7:33PM 0.66 |
8:08AM 0.74 |
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8:25PM 0.84 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Port Taranaki, New Zealand which is 9 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Oakura Beach. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Oakura Beach sea temperature is 15.7 °C (Statistics for 05 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 15.3 max: 16.4 min: 14.3 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | light rain | mod rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| Low °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
| Sunrise | 7:35 | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | 17:07 | - | - | 17:07 | - | - | 17:07 | - | - | 17:07 | - | - | 17:07 | - | - | 17:07 | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Oakura Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Oakura Beach at:
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Information about the Oakura Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Oakura Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Oakura Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Oakura Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Oakura Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Oakura Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Taranaki? If you are looking for accommodation near Oakura Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Taranaki, consider staying in New Plymouth which is 15 km (9 miles) away.
