Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.52m | 3:57AM1.42m | 4:23PM1.55m | 4:51AM1.47m | 5:12PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.51m | 10:02AM0.48m | 10:41PM0.45m | 10:55AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | — | N 11 | E 13 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 12 | — | N 11 | — | E 12 | N 11 | NE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | N 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 171 | 171 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 27 | 146 | 172 | 223 | 228 | 223 | 149 | 149 | 234 | 234 | 222 | 109 |
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