Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 108 | 103 | 102 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 80 | 220 | 192 | 77 | 60 | 47 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.55m | 6:52PM1.66m | 7:02AM1.57m | 7:34PM1.70m | 7:46AM1.60m | 8:14PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.48m | 12:32PM0.33m | 1:04AM0.43m | 1:16PM0.29m | 1:48AM0.38m | 1:58PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 108 | 103 | 102 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 43 | 127 | 93 | 77 | 60 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | ESE 4 | N 10 | N 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 70 | 69 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 48 | 80 | 220 | 192 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 114 | 139 | 139 | 222 | 214 | 211 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
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