Oraka Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Oraka Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oraka Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Oraka Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Oraka Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.5
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
1.6
NNE
2
NE
2
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
0.9
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010966777888899999101010101010101010101010109101010101088888877777167777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)19818414614313611312113712212111290106137242410553641560431113812467779961022370363413353328315292293327169206147811159494874780786607590503382390313295294289311725281225225208
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
1.50
11:12AM
1.36
11:32PM
1.43
12:02PM
1.33
12:20AM
1.38
12:51PM
1.31
1:07AM
1.33
1:39PM
1.30
1:54AM
1.30
2:27PM
1.30
2:42AM
1.29
3:14PM
1.32
3:29AM
1.29
4:01PM
1.35
4:17AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
0.18
5:21PM
0.24
5:54AM
0.22
6:09PM
0.29
6:39AM
0.25
6:57PM
0.33
7:24AM
0.28
7:46PM
0.36
8:09AM
0.31
8:34PM
0.38
8:55AM
0.32
9:23PM
0.38
9:42AM
0.31
10:12PM
0.37
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset------4:55-------4:57-------4:57-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111110101112141312121212121214151515161718181918161616151517171413121212121212121211111112121110101010101111111111111110
Feels °C (?)887677987888871091091214161516151313141312141387666666554555543454566677887
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