Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 224 | 248 | 251 | 310 | 346 | 335 | 310 | 380 | 389 | 363 | 306 | 320 | 262 | 221 | 216 | 181 | 144 | 144 | 119 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.83m | 7:57PM1.98m | 8:20AM1.84m | 8:46PM1.97m | 9:11AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM0.04m | 2:16AM0.08m | 2:32PM0.05m | 3:05AM0.06m | 3:21PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 14 | ENE 7 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 272 | 224 | 4 | 251 | 4 | 346 | 335 | 310 | 380 | 389 | 363 | 306 | 320 | 262 | 221 | 216 | 181 | 144 | 144 | 119 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NW 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | E 10 | N 6 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 35 | 24 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 31 | 1 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 248 | — | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 24 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 91 | 60 | 109 | 41 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 82 | 109 |
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