Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 352 | 352 | 477 | 485 | 493 | 510 | 501 | 485 | 469 | 537 | 361 | 287 | 282 | 224 | 220 | 212 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 128 | 222 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.58m | 9:23PM1.72m | 9:35AM1.57m | 10:02PM1.71m | 10:17AM1.56m | 10:41PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.28m | 3:39AM0.37m | 3:46PM0.29m | 4:20AM0.35m | 4:26PM0.31m | 5:01AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 |
| kJ | 375 | 352 | 352 | 477 | 485 | 493 | 510 | 501 | 485 | 469 | 537 | 361 | 287 | 282 | 113 | 220 | 212 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 128 | 128 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 14 | E 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 94 | 153 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 224 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 24 | 16 | 2 | — | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 25 | 59 | 106 | 187 | — | — | — | 45 | 56 | 31 | 98 | 222 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 171 | 222 | 222 | 202 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 132 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
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