Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.87m | 11:07PM1.82m | 11:41AM1.85m | 11:59PM1.77m | 12:35PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.19m | 5:26AM0.09m | 5:55PM0.22m | 6:17AM0.14m | 6:50PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 139 | 228 | 139 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 125 | 222 | 155 | 152 | 222 | 171 | 253 | 233 | 149 | 109 |
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