Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 155 | 134 | 65 | 76 | 70 | 76 | 60 | 43 | 41 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 47 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.84m | 8:20PM1.85m | 8:53AM1.91m | 9:08PM1.88m | 9:42AM1.95m | 9:58PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.20m | 2:38AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.01m | 3:56PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 78 | 63 | 65 | 76 | 70 | 76 | 60 | 43 | 41 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 47 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 155 | 155 | 134 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 238 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 130 | 222 | 229 | 214 | 27 | 223 | 223 | 27 | 27 | 230 | 214 | 10 |
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