Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 326 | 326 | 300 | 400 | 349 | 260 | 211 | 190 | 188 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.69m | 12:36PM1.58m | 00:53AM1.69m | 1:30PM1.61m | 1:46AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.36m | 6:28AM0.29m | 6:41PM0.37m | 7:16AM0.26m | 7:35PM0.38m | 8:09AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 356 | 326 | 326 | 300 | 382 | 349 | 260 | 211 | 190 | 188 | 188 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 122 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 44 | 71 | 71 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | SE 5 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 69 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 182 | 128 | 123 | 104 | 119 | 91 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 18 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | — | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 45 | 61 | 41 | — | 158 | 31 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | — | 10 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 2 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 574 | — | — | — | 400 | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 51 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 62 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 193 | 76 | 20 | 34 | 34 |
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