Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.84m | 7:23PM1.99m | 7:43AM1.86m | 8:18PM2.02m | 8:38AM1.86m | 9:10PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.18m | 1:04PM0.00m | 1:41AM0.12m | 1:59PM-0.02m | 2:36AM0.08m | 2:53PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 4 | — | E 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 114 | 117 | 210 | 210 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 134 | 130 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 27 |
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