Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:18AM1.53m | 5:42PM1.66m | 6:05AM1.61m | 6:24PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.42m | 11:26AM0.37m | 11:58PM0.33m | 12:13PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 183 | 183 | 149 | 146 | 130 | 209 | 178 | 172 | 178 | 172 | 27 | 57 | 57 | 172 | 172 | 209 |
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