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Oraka Beach Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Oraka Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Oraka Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Oraka Beach at 8PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Oraka Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 1992 | 2056 | 2012 | 1800 | 1596 | 1440 | 1235 | 1124 | 1000 | 755 | 814 | 221 | 418 | 377 | 416 | 3 | 2 | 1131 | 949 | 671 | 535 | 426 | 336 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 1.52 | 3:26AM 1.43 | 3:59PM 1.52 | 4:23AM 1.42 | 4:55PM 1.53 | 5:18AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19PM 0.21 | 9:39AM 0.16 | 10:17PM 0.20 | 10:36AM 0.16 | 11:13PM 0.19 | 11:30AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
| Sunset | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
The wind is still cross-off at Oraka Beach (strong winds from the SSW at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 7 km from Oraka Beach). 0.2m 9s swell from the ESE to make surfable waves.
1 h 13 min ago
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