Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 211 | 164 | 126 | 78 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 50 | 63 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.80m | 8:44AM1.72m | 9:01PM1.81m | 9:27AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.20m | 2:53PM0.22m | 3:21AM0.16m | 3:37PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 235 | 211 | 164 | 126 | 78 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 50 | 63 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 52 | — | — | — | 28 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 5 | N 6 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 209 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 172 | 228 | 229 | 172 | 172 | 117 | 27 | 60 | 44 | 172 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
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