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Ōraka Beach

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 8:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Knee-high (0.8 m) at 11 s, heading toward NNE, with strong cross-offshore wind toward E.

Swell

0.8 m

NNE

11 s

Wind

47 km/h

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.9 m

Rising

Weather

14 °C

Clear

13 °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	1.1 m · 11 s	NNE	26 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.5 m	Mostly clear · 14 °C
1 AM	Fair	1 m · 11 s	NNE	27 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.4 m	Mostly clear · 14 °C
2 AM	Fair	1 m · 11 s	NNE	29 km/h · 54 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.2 m	Overcast · 14 °C
3 AM	Fair	1 m · 11 s	NNE	42 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1 m	Overcast · 15 °C
4 AM	Fair	1 m · 10 s	NNE	42 km/h · 77 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	0.7 m	Overcast · 14 °C
5 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 10 s	NNE	38 km/h · 77 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	0.6 m	Partly cloudy · 14 °C
6 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 10 s	NNE	32 km/h · 71 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.6 m	Clear · 14 °C
7 AM	Fair	0.9 m · 11 s	NNE	30 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.7 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
8 AM	Fair	0.8 m · 11 s	NNE	47 km/h · 87 km/h gusts	E Offshore	0.9 m	Clear · 14 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.8 m · 11 s	NNE	52 km/h · 100 km/h gusts	ENE Offshore	1.2 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
10 AM	Fair	0.8 m · 10 s	NNE	51 km/h · 99 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.4 m	Thunderstorm · 10 °C
11 AM	Fair	0.8 m · 10 s	NNE	40 km/h · 93 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.6 m	Drizzle · 10 °C
12 PM	Fair	0.8 m · 9 s	NNE	44 km/h · 88 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
1 PM	Fair	0.9 m · 9 s	N	41 km/h · 94 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
2 PM	Fair	1 m · 8 s	N	42 km/h · 86 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
3 PM	Fair	1.1 m · 8 s	NNW	40 km/h · 83 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
4 PM	Fair	1.2 m · 8 s	N	39 km/h · 82 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
5 PM	Fair	1.3 m · 9 s	N	35 km/h · 79 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.7 m	Light drizzle · 11 °C
6 PM	Fair	1.4 m · 9 s	N	39 km/h · 71 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.5 m	Mostly clear · 11 °C
7 PM	Fair	1.6 m · 9 s	N	43 km/h · 79 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.6 m	Mostly clear · 12 °C
8 PM	Fair	1.8 m · 9 s	N	41 km/h · 81 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.7 m	Mostly clear · 11 °C
9 PM	Fair	2.1 m · 9 s	N	38 km/h · 75 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	0.9 m	Mostly clear · 11 °C
10 PM	Fair	2.3 m · 9 s	N	38 km/h · 72 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.1 m	Mostly clear · 11 °C
11 PM	Fair	2.6 m · 9 s	N	35 km/h · 69 km/h gusts	NE Offshore	1.3 m	Mostly clear · 11 °C