Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 164 | 153 | 101 | 295 | 857 | 782 | 534 | 574 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.76m | 10:29PM1.71m | 10:59AM1.70m | 11:13PM1.63m | 11:44AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.28m | 4:44AM0.23m | 5:08PM0.36m | 5:27AM0.31m | 5:54PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 71 | 94 | 12 | 5 | 597 | 623 | 534 | 574 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 3 | N 11 | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 164 | 153 | 101 | 295 | 857 | 782 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 222 | 149 | 178 | 117 | 132 | 109 | 222 | 222 | 117 | 117 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 66 | 48 | 66 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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