Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 60 | 136 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.52m | 2:06PM1.52m | 2:19AM1.48m | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:56PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.42m | 8:11PM0.55m | 8:34AM0.45m | 9:06PM0.57m | 9:28AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | NE 14 | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 33 | 60 | 136 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 214 | 214 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 222 | 0 | 27 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 155 | 222 | 230 | 210 | 209 |
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