Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 15 | NNE 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 190 | 149 | 112 | 93 | 83 | 92 | 70 | 65 | 45 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.72m | 3:17AM1.65m | 3:58PM1.76m | 4:22AM1.67m | 4:58PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.36m | 9:34AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.32m | 10:37AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 203 | 190 | 149 | 112 | 93 | 83 | 92 | 70 | 65 | 45 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | ESE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 63 | 50 | 51 | 114 | 136 | 34 | 37 |
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