Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.86m | 6:18AM1.76m | 6:45PM1.89m | 7:10AM1.81m | 7:33PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:31PM0.14m | 1:04AM0.12m | 1:22PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 48 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | NE 13 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 16 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 112 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 2 |
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