Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

Orakawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Orakawa today (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
13
32
66
94
77
45
28
31
52
50
50
40
56
82
91
102
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
SW
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:55AM1.72m
1:34PM1.77m
1:56AM1.66m
2:36PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.19m
7:50PM0.31m
8:13AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:47
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7:21
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7:22
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7:22
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 mm
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6
3
2
1
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Temp °C
15
14
12
10
10
9
10
13
13
13
12
10
9
8
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
7
5
5
4
4
7
8
8
6
5
5
4
6
7
9
9
9
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