Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 96 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.79m | 10:14AM1.76m | 10:29PM1.71m | 10:59AM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.16m | 4:24PM0.28m | 4:44AM0.23m | 5:08PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | N 11 | E 13 | N 11 | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 43 | 96 | 180 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 222 | 222 | 149 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 149 | 117 | 117 | 222 | 109 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 139 | 0 |
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