Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 43 | 83 | 95 | 109 | 88 | 214 | 408 | 537 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.66m | 6:35AM1.58m | 7:02PM1.72m | 7:19AM1.63m | 7:42PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.39m | 12:46PM0.29m | 1:17AM0.32m | 1:29PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | |  | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 54 | 62 | 1 | 124 | 234 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 43 | 83 | 95 | 109 | 88 | 214 | 408 | 537 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 114 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 109 | 2 | 109 | 102 | 13 | 0 |
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