Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 47 | 66 | 63 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.79m | 8:33AM1.76m | 8:49PM1.83m | 9:18AM1.82m | 9:33PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.16m | 2:43PM0.21m | 3:08AM0.10m | 3:28PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 47 | 66 | 63 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 15 | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 172 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 112 | 222 | 125 | 222 | 209 | 150 | 150 | 152 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 171 | 209 |
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