Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 63 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.81m | 5:22AM1.72m | 5:54PM1.86m | 6:18AM1.76m | 6:45PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.20m | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:36AM0.17m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:31PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 64 | 63 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | ESE 3 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 13 | N 5 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 4 | NE 13 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 46 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 62 | 132 | 143 | 34 | 51 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 48 |
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