Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.91m | 11:18AM1.74m | 11:39PM1.82m | 12:10PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.12m | 5:25PM0.21m | 5:59AM0.18m | 6:15PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 172 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 44 | 44 | 109 | 109 | 139 | 109 | 109 |
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