Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 13 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 106 | 45 | 75 | 239 | 110 | 76 | 70 | 80 | 63 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.80m | 8:05AM1.84m | 8:20PM1.85m | 8:53AM1.91m | 9:08PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.10m | 2:16PM0.20m | 2:38AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 10 | N 6 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 110 | 76 | 70 | 80 | 63 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | E 15 | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 106 | 45 | 75 | 239 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 183 | 24 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 146 | 222 | 229 | 229 |
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