
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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 34 | 61 | 127 | 287 | 221 | 138 | 244 | 231 | 104 | 110 | 74 | 60 | 28 | 69 | 59 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.76m | 10:56PM1.66m | 11:25AM1.70m | 11:39PM1.60m | 12:10PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.21m | 4:54PM0.33m | 5:09AM0.26m | 5:37PM0.38m | 5:52AM0.33m | 6:22PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
33 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 287 | 221 | 138 | 111 | 107 | 104 | 110 | 74 | 60 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 5 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
19 | 29 | 61 | 127 | — | 3 | 1 | 244 | 231 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 23 | 69 | 59 | 36 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 24 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 238 | 248 | 139 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 112 | 62 | 112 | 62 | 76 | 66 | 66 | 172 | 178 | 130 | 27 | 149 |
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