Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | ENE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 63 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.81m | 5:22AM1.72m | 5:54PM1.86m | 6:18AM1.76m | 6:45PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:36AM0.17m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:31PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 35 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 63 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 109 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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