Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
80
58
42
39
35
23
19
27
18
12
18
40
41
29
33
29
19
7
4
4
4
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:53AM1.91m
9:08PM1.88m
9:42AM1.95m
9:58PM1.87m
10:32AM1.95m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.04m
3:06PM0.16m
3:27AM0.01m
3:56PM0.14m
4:16AM0.01m
4:48PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
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6:13
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
14
18
18
16
13
12
12
12
16
19
19
16
12
12
12
12
15
18
18
15
13
Feels °C
5
5
9
13
12
11
9
7
7
8
11
14
13
11
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
7
6
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