Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 385 | 333 | 286 | 280 | 228 | 188 | 169 | 140 | 114 | 112 | 109 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 57 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.77m | 6:10AM1.69m | 6:32PM1.79m | 7:02AM1.74m | 7:21PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.27m | 00:00AM0.24m | 12:19PM0.25m | 00:52AM0.18m | 1:12PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 385 | 333 | 286 | 280 | 228 | 188 | 169 | 140 | 114 | 112 | 109 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | E 7 | NNE 12 | ESE 3 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 6 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 109 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 144 | 51 | 27 | 13 |
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