Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 262 | 258 | 123 | 163 | 160 | 121 | 118 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:47PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:39PM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:24AM0.38m | 8:50PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 131 | 121 | 106 | 88 | 82 | 121 | 118 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 116 | 114 | 123 | 163 | 160 | 49 | 23 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 83 | 262 | 258 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 225 | 225 | 144 | 210 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 157 | 157 | 10 | 10 | 222 | 222 | 229 | 248 | 19 |
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