Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 142 | 173 | 204 | 232 | 304 | 368 | 433 | 462 | 482 | 443 | 385 | 292 | 221 | 238 | 197 | 162 | 115 | 114 | 93 | 106 | 76 | 69 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:08AM1.62m | 4:42PM1.75m | 5:12AM1.64m | 5:40PM1.77m | 6:10AM1.69m | 6:32PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.28m | 11:02PM0.29m | 11:22AM0.27m | 00:00AM0.24m | 12:19PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 142 | 173 | 204 | 232 | 304 | 368 | 433 | 462 | 482 | 443 | 385 | 292 | 221 | 238 | 197 | 162 | 115 | 114 | 93 | 106 | 76 | 69 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 11 | N 11 | E 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | E 8 | NNE 12 | ESE 3 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 15 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 80 | 60 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 50 | 109 | 109 | 2 | 2 |
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