Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 56 | 25 | 25 | 74 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.78m | 4:46AM1.77m | 5:29PM1.86m | 5:47AM1.81m | 6:27PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.15m | 10:40PM0.30m | 11:07AM0.10m | 11:43PM0.24m | 12:06PM0.05m | 00:43AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | N 5 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 61 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 56 | 25 | 25 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 109 | 109 | 27 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 132 | 209 | 209 | 109 | 222 | 37 | 60 | 132 | 60 | 0 | 27 | 37 | 51 | 112 | 149 |
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