Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 50 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.69m | 7:07PM1.79m | 7:33AM1.76m | 7:49PM1.83m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.25m | 1:25AM0.16m | 1:43PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 12 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 50 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 10 | E 15 | N 10 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 7 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 209 | 222 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 222 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 60 | 222 | 222 | 225 | 209 |
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