Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 67 | 66 | 104 | 216 | 528 | 423 | 403 | 365 | 300 | 261 | 226 | 238 | 150 | 86 | 67 | 43 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.70m | 11:13PM1.63m | 11:44AM1.63m | 11:59PM1.56m | 12:33PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.23m | 5:08PM0.36m | 5:27AM0.31m | 5:54PM0.44m | 6:13AM0.38m | 6:42PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 327 | 423 | 403 | 365 | 300 | 261 | 226 | 238 | 150 | 86 | 67 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 25 | 67 | 66 | 104 | 216 | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 114 | 109 | 109 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 109 | 109 | 117 | 109 | 41 | 109 | 109 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 217 |
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