Oakura Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.12° S 173.95° E

Oakura Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Oakura Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Oakura Beach today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Oakura Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
0
0
5
6
7
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6896
7359
6979
6534
7176
7374
7429
8001
8061
8715
8246
6096
5789
5351
4797
4285
4112
3176
2349
1447
1111
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
25
NW
20
N
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:50PM2.55m
4:28AM2.45m
5:19PM2.56m
5:58AM2.50m
6:39PM2.71m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.73m
10:20PM0.83m
10:56AM0.77m
11:44PM0.78m
12:14PM0.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
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6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
13
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
8
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