Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 162 | 202 | 202 | 159 | 483 | 381 | 521 | 308 | 132 | 140 | 113 | 125 | 135 | 302 | 581 | 728 | 789 | 476 | 919 | 828 | 471 | 520 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.71m | 11:00AM1.55m | 11:21PM1.70m | 11:46AM1.56m | 00:05AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.34m | 5:08PM0.33m | 5:43AM0.32m | 5:53PM0.36m | 6:28AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | E 12 | E 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 110 | 85 | 202 | 202 | 159 | 372 | 153 | 319 | 308 | 132 | 140 | 113 | 113 | 135 | 96 | — | 506 | 550 | 476 | 26 | 111 | 471 | 411 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 162 | 55 | — | — | 96 | — | 153 | 159 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 125 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 291 | 138 | 520 | 332 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 55 | 45 | 73 | 71 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 104 | 94 | 53 | 133 | 483 | 381 | 521 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 581 | 728 | 789 | 198 | 919 | 828 | 214 | 209 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 91 | 149 | 152 | 211 | 112 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 62 | 43 | 10 | 37 | 62 | 109 | 109 | 62 | 62 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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