Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orakawa today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 4 | ENE 12 |
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 kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.77m | 9:52AM1.64m | 10:11PM1.76m | 10:35AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.26m | 4:01PM0.27m | 4:31AM0.24m | 4:43PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | WSW 3 | SE 4 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | NE 7 | E 18 | E 18 | E 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 130 | 109 | 139 | 172 | 172 | 214 | 222 | 228 | 112 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 182 | 249 | 183 | 139 |
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