Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.44m | 2:21PM1.50m | 2:38AM1.42m | 3:17PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.55m | 7:54AM0.47m | 8:30PM0.57m | 8:49AM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 10 | N 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | N 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | N 8 | E 15 | N 8 | — | E 9 | E 13 | N 8 | N 8 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | W 2 | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 149 | 171 | 209 | 209 | 228 | 228 | 117 | 209 | 222 | 152 | 209 | 209 | 222 | 225 | 267 | 112 |
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