Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.2
SSE
6
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
120
94
96
96
94
94
92
69
69
74
144
264
188
148
154
125
127
96
94
66
44
43
63
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:30PM1.61m
1:46AM1.70m
2:28PM1.65m
2:44AM1.71m
3:28PM1.71m
3:45AM1.73m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.26m
7:35PM0.38m
8:09AM0.23m
8:34PM0.37m
9:06AM0.20m
9:36PM0.35m
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light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
9
10
11
10
9
7
7
7
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
2
3
4
6
6
5
3
3
3
5
7
8
7
7
6
7
5
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