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Oraka Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Oraka Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Oraka Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)667778888888888999988877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)789781464664676969695554433738627572525562500452505452485
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
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		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.36
5:48PM
1.29
6:19AM
1.39
6:35PM
1.31
7:04AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
0.32
11:45AM
0.37
12:00AM
0.30
12:34PM
0.34
12:47AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset-8:35-------8:35-------8:34------
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
Rain (mm)
------1------1--1111----
Temp. °C252018171616161616161616151616161616161616161717
Feels °C (?)241916141314131212111112101111111112111212121313
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