Oakura Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
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Oakura Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oakura Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Oakura Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Oakura Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131388131313131313131316141414101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)389036913553360737483395378515991446280025482423234923852421215419063656322434242867141223832924
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44PM
2.56
4:24AM
2.39
5:14PM
2.52
5:56AM
2.41
6:35PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.73
10:14PM
0.85
10:48AM
0.83
11:39PM
0.84
12:08PM
0.78
12:51AM
0.72
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:22-------
Sunset---6:13-------6:14-------6:15----
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---1111---------------39
Temp. °C131313121313131314151513131413131414141414141415
Feels °C (?)988788889101211111211111110998889
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  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Oakura Beach (light winds from the SW at Tumahu wx 17 km from Oakura Beach). A 2.6m groundswell from the WSW

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17 km away, 1 h 54 min ago

19 km/h
SW
0.0
14.0
Air / Water (°C)
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