Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 121 | 118 | 87 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 32 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.53m | 3:50AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.54m | 4:41AM1.50m | 5:20PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.41m | 9:43PM0.55m | 10:06AM0.42m | 10:37PM0.55m | 10:56AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 110 | 76 | 121 | 118 | 87 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 55 | 8 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | E 10 | N 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 163 | 160 | 65 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | NW 5 | E 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | E 9 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 117 | 209 | 209 | 172 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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