Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 15 | NNE 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 217 | 397 | 182 | 114 | 111 | 93 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.72m | 3:17AM1.65m | 3:58PM1.76m | 4:22AM1.67m | 4:58PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.24m | 9:09PM0.36m | 9:34AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.32m | 10:37AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 217 | 203 | 182 | 114 | 111 | 93 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | N 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | — | 397 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 50 | 51 | 112 | 146 | 146 | 51 |
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