Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.8°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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
9
21
20
20
20
19
47
47
48
46
44
43
43
43
42
64
63
41
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:58PM1.81m
5:22AM1.72m
5:54PM1.86m
6:18AM1.76m
6:45PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.25m
11:36AM0.17m
00:13AM0.18m
12:31PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
9
9
11
15
15
14
11
12
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
6
6
9
12
11
11
9
11
8
8
8
9
8
6
7
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