Oakura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.39° S 174.35° E

Oakura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Oakura Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.8° 

Oakura Bay 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 Bay today (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Oakura Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.6
E
18
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
37
40
63
222
215
270
346
329
324
320
300
288
305
280
215
215
213
160
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:28PM2.59m
9:49AM2.44m
10:19PM2.58m
10:39AM2.41m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.22m
4:06AM0.35m
4:19PM0.24m
4:56AM0.35m
5:07PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
18
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
10
9
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