Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 57 | 83 | 257 | 240 | 242 | 163 | 157 | 118 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:39PM1.53m | 3:50AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.41m | 9:43PM0.55m | 10:06AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 57 | 83 | 101 | 120 | 108 | 111 | 72 | 118 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 116 | 114 | 160 | 163 | 157 | 61 | 50 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | NW 5 | S 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 24 | 43 | 257 | 240 | 242 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 222 | 157 | 157 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 125 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 66 |
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