Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 32 | 33 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 89 | 58 | 57 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.52m | 6:07PM1.61m | 6:17AM1.55m | 6:52PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.52m | 11:45AM0.37m | 00:18AM0.48m | 12:32PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 32 | 33 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 89 | 58 | 57 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | E 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 9 | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | N 11 | N 6 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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