Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.81m | 9:27AM1.75m | 9:43PM1.81m | 10:11AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.16m | 3:37PM0.22m | 4:03AM0.15m | 4:22PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 5 | 30 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 259 | 172 | 57 | 172 | 125 | 60 | 60 | 112 | 117 | 125 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 150 |
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