Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 77 | 144 | 243 | 152 | 131 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.77m | 12:35PM1.81m | 00:55AM1.72m | 1:34PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.14m | 6:50PM0.27m | 7:13AM0.19m | 7:50PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 12 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 152 | 20 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 12 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 18 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 13 | E 15 | N 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 64 | 77 | 144 | 243 | — | 131 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 117 | 222 | 222 | 152 | 222 | 171 | 248 | 260 | 172 | 149 | 109 | 132 | 109 | 109 | 114 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
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