Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 24 | 47 | 146 | 39 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.74m | 00:08AM1.72m | 12:47PM1.72m | 1:07AM1.68m | 1:49PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.31m | 6:29AM0.20m | 7:00PM0.34m | 7:27AM0.23m | 8:02PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | E 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 47 | 146 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 223 | 223 | 10 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 112 | 112 | 152 | 250 | 217 | 152 | 222 | 222 | 149 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 197 | 144 |
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