Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.86m | 10:19PM1.85m | 10:50AM1.87m | 11:07PM1.82m | 11:41AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.07m | 4:15PM0.17m | 4:37AM0.07m | 5:04PM0.19m | 5:26AM0.09m | 5:55PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 248 | 209 | 209 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 139 | 228 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 223 | 117 | 222 |
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