
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 9 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 52 | 42 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.81m | 6:27PM1.93m | 6:46AM1.84m | 7:23PM1.99m | 7:43AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.24m | 12:06PM0.05m | 00:43AM0.18m | 1:04PM0.00m | 1:41AM0.12m | 1:59PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 |
13 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 9 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 52 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 109 | 51 | 109 | 109 | 117 | 146 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 209 | 222 | 130 | 130 | 27 |
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