Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 110 | 113 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 107 | 119 | 125 | 147 | 101 | 230 | 238 | 206 | 221 | 142 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:32AM1.72m | 5:13PM1.83m | 5:33AM1.76m | 6:11PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.32m | 10:50AM0.15m | 11:29PM0.26m | 11:51AM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 133 | 110 | 113 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 107 | 119 | 125 | 147 | 101 | 230 | 238 | 3 | 167 | 142 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | NE 11 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 28 | — | — | 206 | 221 | 27 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 10 | 38 | 109 | 62 | 62 | 112 | 117 | 117 |
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