Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 18 | E 18 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.74m | 12:11PM1.66m | 00:27AM1.71m | 1:06PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.22m | 6:19PM0.34m | 6:50AM0.22m | 7:14PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 44 | 27 | 109 | 109 | 139 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 209 | 222 | 146 | 109 |
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