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The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | NNW | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | N | N | N | N | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 146 | 219 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 167 | 170 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 88 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 349 | 311 | 330 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | WNW | W | W | WSW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | S | E | E | E | E | SSE | SE | SE | NNW | N | NNE | N | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:29AM 1.57 | 3:48PM 1.71 | 4:29AM 1.65 | 4:45PM 1.76 | 5:27AM 1.75 | 5:43PM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:16PM 0.30 | 9:33AM 0.37 | 10:12PM 0.23 | 10:34AM 0.33 | 11:08PM 0.15 | 11:35AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |

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