Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
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 kJ | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 38 | 60 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.76m | 11:15PM1.76m | 11:51AM1.74m | 00:08AM1.72m | 12:47PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.27m | 5:36AM0.17m | 6:02PM0.31m | 6:29AM0.20m | 7:00PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 38 | 60 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | WSW 3 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | — | 4 | 8 | — | 24 | 35 | 111 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 222 | 222 | 214 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 112 | 229 | 230 | 178 | 152 |
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