
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 61 | 60 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.64m | 1:55PM1.57m | 2:07AM1.56m | 2:47PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.32m | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:24AM0.38m | 8:50PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 61 | 60 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 7 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 24 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 217 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 210 | 109 | 149 | 225 | 225 | 210 | 209 | 228 | 228 | 222 | 157 |
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