Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 27 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 96 | 82 | 68 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 107 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:56AM1.66m | 2:36PM1.74m | 3:02AM1.62m | 3:41PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.31m | 8:13AM0.24m | 8:54PM0.33m | 9:16AM0.27m | 9:59PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 27 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 45 | 14 | 23 | 96 | 82 | 68 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 107 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 9 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | N 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | N 14 | N 13 | N 15 | — | N 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 18 | — | — | — | 46 | — | 37 | — | 45 | 55 | — | 64 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 24 | 2 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 77 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 139 | 76 | 10 |
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