Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | 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 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 295 | 297 | 123 | 270 | 157 | 118 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | 8:24AM0.38m | 8:50PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.41m | 9:43PM0.55m | 10:06AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 128 | 124 | 111 | 114 | 102 | 118 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 7 | E 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 116 | 114 | 123 | 163 | 157 | 66 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — | NE 8 | E 8 | NW 5 | S 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 2 | NNW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 29 | 69 | 295 | 297 | 1 | 270 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 157 | 157 | 37 | 117 | 10 | 125 | 209 | 117 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 66 |
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