Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.77m | 11:35AM1.69m | 11:50PM1.68m | 12:23PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.20m | 5:42PM0.33m | 6:07AM0.28m | 6:29PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 12 | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | E 5 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 130 | 149 | 109 | 209 | 233 | 149 | 178 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 130 | 109 | 130 |
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