Orakawa Surf Break

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12AM1.71m
3:55PM1.69m
4:10AM1.75m
4:52PM1.78m
5:07AM1.81m
5:49PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.21m
10:01PM0.34m
10:31AM0.14m
11:01PM0.28m
11:28AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
11
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
10
11
12
10
9
9
10
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
6
7
4
3
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
109
146
146
209
209
149
109
109
109
109
109
109
139
109
109
109
109
109
109
222
222
222
222
222
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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