Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 371 | 311 | 251 | 228 | 228 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 120 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 77 | 82 | 68 | 68 | 163 | 172 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.69m | 12:36PM1.58m | 00:53AM1.69m | 1:30PM1.61m | 1:46AM1.70m | 2:28PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.29m | 6:41PM0.37m | 7:16AM0.26m | 7:35PM0.38m | 8:09AM0.23m | 8:34PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 382 | 371 | 311 | 251 | 228 | 228 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 120 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 163 | 92 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | N 13 | E 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 144 | 128 | 125 | 93 | 95 | 74 | 72 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 11 | — | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 41 | — | 158 | 31 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 400 | 41 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 84 | 92 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 82 | 62 | 42 | 51 | 172 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 178 | 76 | 2 | 66 | 76 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
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