Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 385 | 404 | 413 | 413 | 358 | 293 | 256 | 212 | 176 | 147 | 137 | 112 | 92 | 92 | 211 | 79 | 73 | 92 | 73 | 61 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.84m | 8:46PM1.97m | 9:11AM1.83m | 9:33PM1.93m | 10:00AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.05m | 3:05AM0.06m | 3:21PM0.09m | 3:52AM0.08m | 4:09PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 385 | 404 | 413 | 413 | 358 | 293 | 256 | 212 | 176 | 147 | 137 | 112 | 92 | 63 | — | 69 | 73 | 92 | 73 | 61 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | — | ESE 7 | E 9 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 5 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 30 | — | 15 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 92 | 211 | 79 | 67 | 43 | 28 | 55 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 82 | 146 | 109 | 178 | 109 | 178 | 178 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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