Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 2:04AM1.43m | 2:39PM1.52m | 3:00AM1.41m | 3:32PM1.52m | 3:57AM1.42m | 4:23PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.47m | 8:54PM0.53m | 9:07AM0.49m | 9:48PM0.51m | 10:02AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 13 | — | N 13 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | E 15 | — | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 15 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 172 | 172 | 149 | 149 | 109 | 113 | 109 | 222 | 236 | 209 | 178 | 51 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 146 | 172 | 172 | 225 |
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