Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 493 | 510 | 501 | 485 | 472 | 529 | 361 | 287 | 282 | 224 | 220 | 212 | 204 | 200 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 227 | 263 | 208 | 164 | 141 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.72m | 9:35AM1.57m | 10:02PM1.71m | 10:17AM1.56m | 10:41PM1.71m | 11:00AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.37m | 3:46PM0.29m | 4:20AM0.35m | 4:26PM0.31m | 5:01AM0.34m | 5:08PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 485 | 493 | 510 | 501 | 485 | 472 | 529 | 361 | 287 | 282 | 82 | 79 | 212 | 204 | 200 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 125 | 263 | 208 | 164 | 93 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 224 | 220 | 85 | 68 | 55 | 53 | 53 | — | — | 96 | 98 | 98 | 141 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 11 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 42 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 35 | 90 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 227 | — | 131 | — | 84 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 112 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 214 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 41 | 132 | 132 | 139 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
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