Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 83 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 55 | 35 | 67 | 49 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.66m | 11:25AM1.70m | 11:39PM1.60m | 12:10PM1.64m | 00:24AM1.53m | 12:57PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.26m | 5:37PM0.38m | 5:52AM0.33m | 6:22PM0.44m | 6:37AM0.39m | 7:10PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 89 | 83 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 55 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | NE 13 | N 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 13 | N 6 | E 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | E 8 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | N 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 35 | 67 | 49 | 67 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 117 | 112 | 109 | 66 | 66 | 171 | 109 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 130 | 130 | 134 | 146 |
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