Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 50 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.52m | 2:06PM1.52m | 2:19AM1.48m | 3:01PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.50m | 7:42AM0.42m | 8:11PM0.55m | 8:34AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | NE 14 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 13 | — | NE 14 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 50 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 146 | 130 | 209 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 229 | 222 | 10 | 3 |
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