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 2AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22AM1.67m | 4:58PM1.81m | 5:22AM1.72m | 5:54PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.32m | 10:37AM0.20m | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:36AM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 17 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | N 7 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 14 | E 10 | NE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNW 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 34 | 91 | 50 | 109 | 109 | 114 | 143 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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