Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 121 | 120 | 109 | 66 | 121 | 128 | 143 | 237 | 250 | 217 | 197 | 107 | 201 | 173 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.58m | 7:02PM1.72m | 7:19AM1.63m | 7:42PM1.76m | 8:01AM1.68m | 8:21PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.29m | 1:17AM0.32m | 1:29PM0.25m | 1:59AM0.25m | 2:11PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 66 | 60 | 66 | 121 | 128 | 143 | 237 | 250 | 217 | 197 | 107 | 201 | 173 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 42 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 121 | 120 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 117 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 20 | 172 | 172 | 172 |
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