Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 45 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:34AM1.43m | 4:09PM1.54m | 4:28AM1.47m | 4:57PM1.60m | 5:18AM1.53m | 5:42PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.46m | 10:22PM0.50m | 10:37AM0.42m | 11:12PM0.42m | 11:26AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | N 9 | N 9 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | N 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 45 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 225 | 233 | 268 | 149 | 109 | 109 | 2 | 44 | 27 | 130 | 130 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 183 | 209 | 178 | 134 | 209 | 178 | 172 |
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