Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.75m | 11:21AM1.66m | 11:37PM1.74m | 12:11PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.23m | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:59AM0.22m | 6:19PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | — | E 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 18 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 109 | 139 | 139 | 27 | 27 | 233 | 149 | 149 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 139 | 139 | 109 | 109 |
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