Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
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
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
32
24
52
106
97
50
73
206
120
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:46PM1.74m
7:19AM1.75m
7:33PM1.80m
8:05AM1.84m
8:20PM1.85m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.32m
1:05AM0.18m
1:27PM0.26m
1:52AM0.10m
2:16PM0.20m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:16
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Temp °C
15
19
19
17
13
11
10
10
14
18
20
19
14
13
13
13
18
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
12
17
16
13
10
9
8
8
12
17
17
15
12
11
11
10
15
14
15
15
10
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