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The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | E | NNE | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | 94 | 98 | 64 | 90 | 88 | 60 | 66 | 149 | 107 | 104 | 136 | 137 | 410 | 396 | 304 | 165 | 110 | 65 | 42 | 31 | 61 | 60 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | S | SSE | E | N | N | NW | W | WNW | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:45PM 1.76 | 5:27AM 1.75 | 5:43PM 1.81 | 6:24AM 1.85 | 6:40PM 1.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 0.33 | 11:08PM 0.15 | 11:35AM 0.28 | 12:05AM 0.07 | 12:34PM 0.22 | 1:00AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |

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