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Oraka Beach surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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 17.8°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 17.8°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 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
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
Sat
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0.3
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
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
NE
0.2
E
0.4
SSE
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010101010595667777766777888859855956510956666677556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)323231181818181818181818181919191918181717222540453333322220202423162113121187710107552292545926177275346916898159
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
N
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
7:53PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
1:43PM
0.24
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818161616151514141415151515161615151414131415151515141312141718191615141416171715151413141719201816151515161920191816
Feels °C (?)181515151514141413121213141313141312131213121312111112121210111313141212101013151412121211111416161312121212131617171614

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