Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 9:10PM2.02m | 9:33AM1.83m | 10:01PM1.98m | 10:26AM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.07m | 3:44PM0.04m | 4:21AM0.08m | 4:35PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 17 | E 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 171 | 109 | 109 |
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