Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.2°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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
280
228
173
169
140
136
112
109
88
86
74
74
72
72
57
59
57
59
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
NW
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:40PM1.77m
6:10AM1.69m
6:32PM1.79m
7:02AM1.74m
7:21PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.24m
12:19PM0.25m
00:52AM0.18m
1:12PM0.23m
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clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
15
14
14
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
17
16
13
12
12
16
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
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