Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.83m | 8:19PM1.89m | 8:46AM1.83m | 9:03PM1.85m | 9:30AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.13m | 2:37AM0.08m | 2:56PM0.16m | 3:20AM0.11m | 3:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 13 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | — | — | E 16 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 14 | E 9 | E 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 172 | 225 | 253 | 117 | 171 | 183 | 183 | 149 | 214 | 225 | 171 | 117 | 113 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 230 | 222 | 209 | 149 |
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