Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 293 | 256 | 212 | 176 | 169 | 137 | 109 | 92 | 101 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 234 | 213 | 80 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.97m | 9:11AM1.83m | 9:33PM1.93m | 10:00AM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.06m | 3:21PM0.09m | 3:52AM0.08m | 4:09PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 358 | 293 | 256 | 212 | 176 | 169 | 137 | 109 | 92 | 101 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 148 | 213 | 41 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | — | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | 3 | 2 | 67 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 65 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 234 | 115 | 80 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 109 | 149 | 305 | 149 | 171 | 162 | 109 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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