Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 46 | 123 | 484 | 177 | 106 | 66 | 65 | 50 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:34PM1.70m | 7:46AM1.60m | 8:14PM1.74m | 8:28AM1.61m | 8:53PM1.76m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.38m | 1:58PM0.26m | 2:30AM0.33m | 2:39PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 65 | 42 | 43 | 204 | 177 | 106 | 66 | 65 | 50 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 11 | E 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 19 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 46 | 123 | 484 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 13 | 109 | 214 | 157 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 91 | 109 |
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