Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 112 | 106 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.79m | 7:02AM1.74m | 7:21PM1.81m | 7:50AM1.78m | 8:06PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.25m | 00:52AM0.18m | 1:12PM0.23m | 1:40AM0.14m | 2:00PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 136 | 112 | 106 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 10 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 109 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 117 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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