Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 64 | 102 | 100 | 117 | 100 | 117 | 107 | 107 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 134 | 142 | 199 | 360 | 405 | 396 | 360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.74m | 3:02AM1.62m | 3:41PM1.73m | 4:08AM1.62m | 4:42PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM0.33m | 9:16AM0.27m | 9:59PM0.32m | 10:20AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 14 | 55 | 100 | 117 | 100 | 117 | 107 | 107 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 134 | 142 | 199 | 360 | 405 | 396 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 13 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 12 | — | N 13 | N 15 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 64 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 63 | 34 | 50 | 109 | 132 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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