Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 13 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18PM2.02m | 8:38AM1.86m | 9:10PM2.02m | 9:33AM1.83m | 10:01PM1.98m | 10:26AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.08m | 2:53PM-0.00m | 3:30AM0.07m | 3:44PM0.04m | 4:21AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 150 | 57 | 66 | 171 | 149 | 172 |
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