Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 12 | 117 | 206 | 110 | 131 | 212 | 397 | 187 | 124 | 91 | 127 | 151 | 123 | 73 | 51 | 47 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.71m | 2:11AM1.65m | 2:54PM1.72m | 3:17AM1.65m | 3:58PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.36m | 8:29AM0.24m | 9:09PM0.36m | 9:34AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 83 | 8 | 8 | 212 | 208 | 187 | 124 | 91 | 127 | 151 | 123 | 73 | 51 | 47 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 18 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 12 | 117 | 206 | 110 | 131 | — | 397 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 229 | 229 | 0 | 229 | 229 | 157 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
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