Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 155 | 266 | 257 | 235 | 202 | 167 | 137 | 101 | 104 | 110 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 119 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:28AM1.69m | 4:12PM1.77m | 4:32AM1.72m | 5:13PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.36m | 9:48AM0.19m | 10:25PM0.32m | 10:50AM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 155 | 266 | 257 | 235 | 202 | 167 | 137 | 101 | 104 | 110 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 119 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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