Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 125 | 86 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 160 | 268 | 299 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:17PM1.92m | 11:44AM1.72m | 00:10AM1.84m | 12:41PM1.66m | 1:03AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.15m | 5:52PM0.18m | 6:31AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.28m | 7:24AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 134 | 125 | 86 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 160 | 268 | 299 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 172 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 117 | 152 | 149 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 117 |
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