Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 132 | 168 | 175 | 169 | 240 | 223 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 87 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.65m | 2:44AM1.71m | 3:28PM1.71m | 3:45AM1.73m | 4:29PM1.78m | 4:46AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.37m | 9:06AM0.20m | 9:36PM0.35m | 10:06AM0.15m | 10:40PM0.30m | 11:07AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 132 | 148 | 175 | 169 | 163 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 87 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | ESE 5 | — | — | N 12 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 40 | 168 | 46 | 22 | 240 | 223 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 117 |
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