Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 102 | 321 | 221 | 135 | 108 | 193 | 83 | 85 | 72 | 57 | 39 | 61 | 44 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.76m | 10:56PM1.66m | 11:25AM1.70m | 11:39PM1.60m | 12:10PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.33m | 5:09AM0.26m | 5:37PM0.38m | 5:52AM0.33m | 6:22PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 321 | 221 | 135 | 108 | 86 | 83 | 85 | 72 | 57 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NNW 7 | E 14 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 13 | N 6 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | W 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 50 | 102 | — | 3 | 10 | 21 | 193 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 21 | 61 | 44 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 268 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 112 | 10 | 112 | 62 | 76 | 13 | 193 | 109 | 233 | 130 | 44 | 27 |
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