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Orua Bay Beach

Franklin, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Well overhead (2.6 m) at 12 s, heading toward NE, with strong cross-shore wind toward ENE.

Swell

2.6 m

12 s

Wind

43 km/h

ENE

Cross-shore

Tide

1.9 m

Falling

Weather

14 °C

Light drizzle

15 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Fair	3.1 m · 11 s	NE	37 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.8 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
1 AM	Fair	3.1 m · 11 s	NE	35 km/h · 62 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	2.1 m	Mostly clear · 14 °C
2 AM	Fair	3.1 m · 11 s	NE	37 km/h · 65 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	2.2 m	Partly cloudy · 14 °C
3 AM	Fair	3.1 m · 11 s	NE	37 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	2.3 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
4 AM	Fair	2.9 m · 11 s	NE	39 km/h · 67 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	2.3 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
5 AM	Fair	2.8 m · 12 s	NE	41 km/h · 67 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	2.1 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
6 AM	Fair	2.6 m · 12 s	NE	43 km/h · 75 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1.9 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
7 AM	Fair	2.6 m · 12 s	NE	43 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
8 AM	Fair	2.5 m · 12 s	NE	41 km/h · 73 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
9 AM	Fair	2.5 m · 12 s	NE	42 km/h · 78 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Clear · 14 °C
10 AM	Fair	2.4 m · 12 s	NE	41 km/h · 78 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Mostly clear · 14 °C
11 AM	Good	2.4 m · 12 s	NE	41 km/h · 74 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
12 PM	Good	2.4 m · 13 s	NE	42 km/h · 75 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.5 m	Drizzle · 14 °C
1 PM	Good	2.8 m · 12 s	NE	43 km/h · 77 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.8 m	Drizzle · 14 °C
2 PM	Fair	3.2 m · 11 s	NE	44 km/h · 79 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	2.1 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
3 PM	Poor	3.7 m · 11 s	NE	44 km/h · 82 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	2.2 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
4 PM	Poor	3.8 m · 11 s	NE	43 km/h · 82 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	2.3 m	Mostly clear · 13 °C
5 PM	Poor	4 m · 11 s	NE	41 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	2.2 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
6 PM	Poor	4.2 m · 11 s	NE	39 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	2 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
7 PM	Poor	4.3 m · 11 s	NE	37 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.7 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
8 PM	Poor	4.4 m · 11 s	NE	32 km/h · 64 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.4 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
9 PM	Poor	4.5 m · 11 s	NE	30 km/h · 55 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	1.2 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
10 PM	Poor	4.6 m · 11 s	NE	27 km/h · 51 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	1.1 m	Overcast · 13 °C
11 PM	Good	4.8 m · 11 s	NE	24 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	1.1 m	Overcast · 13 °C