Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.76m | 4:22AM1.67m | 4:58PM1.81m | 5:22AM1.72m | 5:54PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.32m | 10:37AM0.20m | 11:16PM0.25m | 11:36AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | E 3 | ESE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 10 | E 14 | E 10 | NE 14 | N 7 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | — | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 11 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 23 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 50 | 109 | 114 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
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