Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
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)
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
8
8
8
17
8
8
8
7
7
8
3
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41AM1.44m
2:21PM1.50m
2:38AM1.42m
3:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.55m
7:54AM0.47m
8:30PM0.57m
8:49AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
10
8
8
7
11
14
16
12
11
11
12
11
14
16
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
5
5
4
5
4
7
9
11
6
6
6
7
7
11
14
6
3
4
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