Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 59 | 110 | 125 | 137 | 114 | 247 | 273 | 264 | 273 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 297 | 281 | 260 | 196 | 192 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.03m | 8:55AM1.88m | 9:30PM2.03m | 9:51AM1.84m | 10:24PM1.99m | 10:47AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.09m | 3:11PM-0.03m | 3:49AM0.09m | 4:05PM0.02m | 4:44AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 110 | 125 | 137 | 53 | 247 | 273 | 264 | 273 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 297 | 281 | 260 | 196 | 192 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 34 | 59 | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 172 | 150 | 139 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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