Oraka Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gisborne and Mahia, New Zealand)

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Oraka Beach Surf Guide

Oraka Beach in Gisborne and Mahia is a quite exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.

Oraka Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Oraka Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Oraka Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Oraka Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Oraka Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in May while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

16%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

62%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Oraka Beach Location Map

Interactive Oraka Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Oraka Beach is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Oraka Beach is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 155 km (96 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Oraka Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 19:00 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	ENE	NE	NNE	NE
Period (s)	10	5	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on

Tides at Oraka Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Aurora Point, 5 km from Oraka Beach.

Next High Water: 09:23pm | 1.43m

Next Low Water: 03:44am | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Oraka Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Oraka Beach is rather cool (15.7 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.