Oraka Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Oraka Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Oraka Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 03). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SE
1.7
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101014131211111212111110101212121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1516272525961832032473967425234642394184313191060800155313321075890666500419
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
1.55
6:45PM
1.45
7:12AM
1.55
7:37PM
1.46
8:02AM
1.54
8:27PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.15
12:57AM
0.13
1:32PM
0.13
1:50AM
0.13
2:21PM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:54------
Sunset-----7:46-------7:45-------7:44--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3342211111--------------
Temp. °C121213131314141314141414161514141313151617161616
Feels °C (?)223344435678101111121212151414121315
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