Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 24 | 27 | 72 | 96 | 167 | 360 | 686 | 512 | 390 | 300 | 261 | 213 | 213 | 192 | 129 | 86 | 78 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.63m | 11:44AM1.63m | 11:59PM1.56m | 12:33PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.31m | 5:54PM0.44m | 6:13AM0.38m | 6:42PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 54 | 92 | 204 | 432 | 512 | 390 | 300 | 261 | 213 | 213 | 192 | 129 | 86 | 78 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | — | 72 | 96 | 167 | 360 | 686 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 60 | 95 | 0 | 82 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 125 | 209 | 209 |
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