Orua Bay Beach
Auckland · New Zealand
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Orua Bay Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Orua Bay Beach
Updated 20:28 spot time
Orua Bay Beach surf report for Friday 2 Oct: waves 2.0 m overhead, 2.0 m SW swell at 10.7 s. Wind up to 23 km/h WSW. Water 15°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — good (3.5/5) with 13 km/h WSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.5°C (59.9°F) on average
Jan
20.2°C
68.4°F · 17.8–23°C
Feb
21°C
69.8°F · 20–22.6°C
Mar
20.3°C
68.5°F · 18.8–22.2°C
Apr
19.1°C
66.4°F · 17–20.9°C
May
17.5°C
63.5°F · 16.2–19.5°C
Jun
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.6–17.3°C
Jul
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.4–15.7°C
Aug
14.1°C
57.4°F · 13.3–14.9°C
Sep
14.4°C
57.9°F · 12.9–15.5°C
Oct
15.5°C
59.9°F · 14–17.5°C
Nov
17.1°C
62.8°F · 15.2–19.2°C
Dec
19°C
66.2°F · 16.8–21.7°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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