Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 120 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 144 | 264 | 188 | 148 | 154 | 125 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 66 | 44 | 43 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.61m | 1:46AM1.70m | 2:28PM1.65m | 2:44AM1.71m | 3:28PM1.71m | 3:45AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.26m | 7:35PM0.38m | 8:09AM0.23m | 8:34PM0.37m | 9:06AM0.20m | 9:36PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 122 | 120 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 35 | 144 | 180 | 188 | 148 | 154 | 125 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 66 | 44 | 43 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | E 10 | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 15 | — | 66 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 23 | 40 | 69 | 96 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 74 | 37 | 264 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 117 | 171 | 171 | 178 | 210 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 109 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
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