Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
44
42
43
27
26
10
21
21
23
21
20
20
20
26
47
47
48
46
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:58PM1.76m
4:22AM1.67m
4:58PM1.81m
5:22AM1.72m
5:54PM1.86m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.32m
10:37AM0.20m
11:16PM0.25m
11:36AM0.17m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
11
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
13
10
9
8
9
8
8
10
12
12
9
7
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
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