Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 57 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.64m | 1:55PM1.57m | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:47PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.32m | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:24AM0.38m | 8:50PM0.52m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 57 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 7 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 210 | 149 | 222 | 225 | 225 | 144 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 222 | 157 |
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