Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.95m | 9:58PM1.87m | 10:32AM1.95m | 10:50PM1.84m | 11:26AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.14m | 4:16AM0.01m | 4:48PM0.15m | 5:08AM0.04m | 5:43PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 7 | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | N 12 | — | E 16 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | — | — | E 15 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 214 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 222 | 112 | 229 | 229 | 248 | 229 | 125 | 117 | 125 | 149 | 109 | 250 | 212 | 210 | 139 |
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