Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE 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 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 28 | 89 | 106 | 101 | 198 | 346 | 643 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.66m | 6:35AM1.58m | 7:02PM1.72m | 7:19AM1.63m | 7:42PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.34m | 00:34AM0.39m | 12:46PM0.29m | 1:17AM0.32m | 1:29PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 5 | E 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 40 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 463 | 446 |
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 5 | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 46 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 28 | 89 | 106 | 101 | 198 | 346 | 643 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 132 | 114 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 114 | 13 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
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