Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 109 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 76 | 173 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 90 | 65 | 62 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:33PM1.93m | 10:00AM1.80m | 10:19PM1.86m | 10:47AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.08m | 4:09PM0.16m | 4:37AM0.13m | 4:55PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 109 | 77 | 77 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 76 | 173 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 90 | 65 | 62 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | N 12 | E 9 | SSE 5 | N 11 | SE 5 | NE 11 | SSE 4 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 31 | 31 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 38 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 84 | 87 | 68 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 109 | 178 | 149 | 149 | 247 | 171 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 197 | 193 | 149 |
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