Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:19AM1.48m | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:56PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.55m | 8:34AM0.45m | 9:06PM0.57m | 9:28AM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 14 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | NE 14 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 60 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 223 | 222 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 222 | 3 | 27 | 91 | 112 | 112 | 117 | 222 | 230 | 210 | 209 |
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