Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 35 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.60m | 5:49AM1.53m | 6:20PM1.66m | 6:35AM1.58m | 7:02PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.46m | 12:01PM0.34m | 00:34AM0.39m | 12:46PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | — | — | — | N 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 35 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 149 | 149 | 117 | 209 | 132 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 145 | 222 | 222 | 114 | 136 | 57 |
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