Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 113 | 194 | 107 | 153 | 248 | 418 | 187 | 149 | 94 | 91 | 101 | 107 | 109 | 85 | 62 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.71m | 2:11AM1.65m | 2:54PM1.72m | 3:17AM1.65m | 3:58PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.23m | 8:02PM0.36m | 8:29AM0.24m | 9:09PM0.36m | 9:34AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 247 | 187 | 149 | 94 | 91 | 101 | 107 | 109 | 85 | 62 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 113 | 194 | 107 | 153 | — | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 223 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 10 | 229 | 139 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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