Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NE 13 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 50 | 69 | 158 | 298 | 407 | 310 | 238 | 197 | 167 | 137 | 137 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.69m | 3:09PM1.72m | 3:28AM1.69m | 4:12PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.37m | 8:45AM0.22m | 9:19PM0.36m | 9:48AM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 407 | 310 | 238 | 197 | 167 | 137 | 137 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 50 | 69 | 158 | 298 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 144 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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