Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 43 | 64 | 298 | 326 | 150 | 111 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.57m | 7:34PM1.70m | 7:46AM1.60m | 8:14PM1.74m | 8:28AM1.61m | 8:53PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.29m | 1:48AM0.38m | 1:58PM0.26m | 2:30AM0.33m | 2:39PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 12 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 43 | 42 | 132 | 153 | 150 | 111 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NNE 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 64 | 298 | 326 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 13 | 139 | 13 | 117 | 214 | 156 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
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