Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 338 | 369 | 337 | 127 | 127 | 121 | 87 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.57m | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:47PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:39PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.32m | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:24AM0.38m | 8:50PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 128 | 156 | 145 | 127 | 65 | 121 | 87 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | E 7 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 114 | 112 | 118 | 123 | 127 | 35 | 22 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 9 | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 32 | 71 | 338 | 369 | 337 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 210 | 109 | 149 | 225 | 225 | 144 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 157 | 157 | 10 | 10 | 222 | 229 | 229 | 247 | 37 |
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