Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.61m | 6:17AM1.55m | 6:52PM1.66m | 7:02AM1.57m | 7:34PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.48m | 12:32PM0.33m | 1:04AM0.43m | 1:16PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | E 11 |
| kJ | 59 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 25 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 3 | N 10 | N 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 6 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | N 9 | NE 11 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 66 | 13 | 0 |
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