Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 469 | 682 | 234 | 129 | 106 | 172 | 178 | 183 | 226 | 497 | 667 | 778 | 427 | 207 | 192 | 322 | 240 | 240 | 194 | 200 | 200 | 190 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.55m | 11:21PM1.70m | 11:46AM1.56m | 00:05AM1.69m | 12:36PM1.58m | 00:53AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.33m | 5:43AM0.32m | 5:53PM0.36m | 6:28AM0.29m | 6:41PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 128 | 406 | 234 | 129 | 94 | 172 | 178 | 183 | 93 | 302 | 365 | 385 | 58 | 207 | 192 | 322 | 230 | 196 | 151 | 200 | 200 | 190 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 131 | 98 | 89 | 106 | 113 | 91 | 91 | 69 | 91 | 93 | 56 | 45 | 180 | 177 | 296 | 240 | 240 | 194 | 112 | 78 | 60 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 161 | 49 | 40 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 67 | 141 | 138 | 244 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 379 | 469 | 682 | — | — | — | 79 | 110 | 94 | 226 | 497 | 667 | 778 | 427 | 97 | 53 | 36 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 214 | 10 | 43 | 109 | 50 | 41 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 77 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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