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Oraka Beach surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.7°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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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 17.7°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Oraka Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Oraka Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Clean small surf early morning but the NE breeze increased an hour or so earlier than forecast. Most of the SSW swell is going past so only waist to chest high waves.

    Ocean Beach, 109 km away
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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.6
E
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NNE
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NE
0.8
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)81010101010101010101010101010101010101010104109996966698137748858999999955546656666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23313232323231181818181833181818191919191918618171716183031311840330252422201981181416161686619829128875146542727
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
0
W
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
1.35
2:37PM
1.25
2:59AM
1.33
3:27PM
1.25
3:47AM
1.32
4:15PM
1.27
4:34AM
1.33
5:01PM
1.30
5:19AM
1.34
5:46PM
1.34
6:03AM
1.36
6:29PM
1.38
6:46AM
1.37
7:12PM
1.41
7:29AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.33
8:42PM
0.35
9:17AM
0.33
9:32PM
0.35
10:04AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.34
10:50AM
0.29
11:09PM
0.32
11:35AM
0.27
11:57PM
0.30
12:19PM
0.25
12:43AM
0.29
1:01PM
0.24
1:27AM
0.27
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise--6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset----5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141416192019181716151515141413141414141515151414131314151615141312101114151414141313141515141313121214172017171616161719
Feels °C (?)11111318191715151513151514141314141414151414141412121412119899791211910109101213131211109911141713131313131416

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