Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 234 | 149 | 137 | 113 | 116 | 105 | 234 | 485 | 327 | 509 | 339 | 382 | 413 | 341 | 257 | 228 | 228 | 192 | 153 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.70m | 11:46AM1.56m | 00:05AM1.69m | 12:36PM1.58m | 00:53AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.32m | 5:53PM0.36m | 6:28AM0.29m | 6:41PM0.37m | 7:16AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 375 | 234 | 149 | 120 | 89 | 91 | 105 | 91 | 319 | 327 | 345 | 339 | 382 | 413 | 341 | 257 | 228 | 228 | 192 | 153 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 133 | 98 | 101 | 137 | 69 | 116 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 76 | 52 | 56 | 146 | 141 | 125 | 122 | 100 | 136 | 98 | 93 | 74 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | N 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 159 | 37 | 37 | 113 | 72 | 99 | — | — | — | 25 | 45 | 11 | 11 | — | 132 | 46 | 86 | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 79 | 91 | — | — | — | 234 | 485 | — | 509 | — | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 214 | 10 | 43 | 109 | 50 | 41 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 77 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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