Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 13 | N 3 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.84m | 11:26AM1.93m | 11:45PM1.79m | 12:21PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.04m | 5:43PM0.17m | 6:02AM0.09m | 6:40PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 7 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 5 | N 9 | NE 9 | SSW 3 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 15 | E 14 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 13 | N 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 16 | E 12 | NE 12 | N 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 21 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 125 | 152 | 149 | 240 | 212 | 210 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 222 | 222 | 139 | 109 | 109 |
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