Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). 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 (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.44m | 2:21PM1.50m | 2:38AM1.42m | 3:17PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.55m | 7:54AM0.47m | 8:30PM0.57m | 8:49AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | N 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 15 | N 8 | E 15 | N 8 | — | E 9 | E 13 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 13 | E 13 | — | N 5 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 2 | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 112 | 125 | 125 | 149 | 178 | 209 | 228 | 228 | 117 | 209 | 152 | 152 | 209 | 209 | 222 | 225 | 209 | 112 |
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