Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 9 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:10PM1.68m | 00:28AM1.72m | 1:02PM1.62m | 1:17AM1.64m | 1:55PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.18m | 6:15PM0.30m | 6:47AM0.25m | 7:06PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.32m | 7:57PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | E 5 | ENE 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 9 | E 6 | — | N 8 | E 3 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 44 | 44 | 109 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 183 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 149 | 149 |
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