
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 33 | 39 | 64 | 127 | 223 | 156 | 111 | 88 | 273 | 107 | 97 | 80 | 45 | 24 | 78 | 42 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14PM1.72m | 10:43AM1.76m | 10:56PM1.66m | 11:25AM1.70m | 11:39PM1.60m | 12:10PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.21m | 4:54PM0.33m | 5:09AM0.26m | 5:37PM0.38m | 5:52AM0.33m | 6:22PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 6 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
32 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 223 | 156 | 111 | 88 | 102 | 107 | 97 | 80 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 7 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 6 | E 5 | E 5 | N 17 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 7 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
12 | 19 | 39 | 64 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 273 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 24 | 78 | 42 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 13 | 238 | 248 | 238 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 150 | 2 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 76 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 130 | 130 | 149 |
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