
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 37 | 40 | 63 | 222 | 215 | 270 | 346 | 329 | 324 | 320 | 300 | 288 | 305 | 280 | 215 | 215 | 213 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
31 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 222 | 215 | 270 | 346 | 329 | 324 | 320 | 300 | 288 | 305 | 280 | 215 | 215 | 213 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 14 | ESE 10 | E 18 | NNW 4 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 |
9 | 37 | 10 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 10 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | — | — |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | NW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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