Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 433 | 287 | 282 | 224 | 220 | 187 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 268 | 394 | 314 | 160 | 123 | 138 | 166 | 199 | 208 | 269 | 397 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:02PM1.71m | 10:17AM1.56m | 10:41PM1.71m | 11:00AM1.55m | 11:21PM1.70m | 11:46AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.35m | 4:26PM0.31m | 5:01AM0.34m | 5:08PM0.33m | 5:43AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 456 | 433 | 287 | 282 | 224 | 220 | 187 | 144 | 125 | 104 | 82 | 162 | 128 | 125 | 314 | 160 | 107 | 127 | 166 | 131 | 131 | 123 | 263 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 175 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 162 | — | — | — | 123 | 111 | 123 | 112 | 126 | 117 | 127 | 126 | 129 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 57 | 52 | — | — | — | 68 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NE 8 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 27 | 87 | 137 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 268 | 394 | 261 | — | — | 138 | — | 199 | 208 | 269 | 397 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 46 | 222 | 66 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 34 | 62 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
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