Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 4 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.55m | 4:51AM1.47m | 5:12PM1.60m | 5:43AM1.55m | 6:00PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.45m | 10:55AM0.44m | 11:31PM0.36m | 11:47AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | N 11 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | NE 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 172 | 223 | 222 | 149 | 149 | 109 | 234 | 253 | 225 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
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