Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 113 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.79m | 10:59AM1.76m | 11:15PM1.76m | 11:51AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.15m | 5:10PM0.27m | 5:36AM0.17m | 6:02PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 5 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 18 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 113 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 125 | 209 | 152 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 222 | 222 | 223 | 222 | 222 | 223 | 197 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 13 |
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