Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.4
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
5
17
25
98
104
104
196
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM1.70m
2:06PM1.68m
2:23AM1.69m
3:09PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.36m
7:45AM0.23m
8:15PM0.37m
8:45AM0.22m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
8
6
6
6
7
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
2
3
3
5
9
10
10
8
10
9
11
11
12
12
11
11
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