Orakawa Surf Break

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NNE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
698
1003
1567
1798
1693
1532
1018
525
455
555
527
471
567
374
249
202
395
550
601
444
408
426
434
452
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:33PM1.58m
2:46AM1.61m
3:26PM1.56m
3:36AM1.57m
4:16PM1.57m
4:25AM1.55m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.29m
8:34PM0.44m
9:05AM0.33m
9:28PM0.49m
9:54AM0.36m
10:20PM0.50m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
2
10
13
9
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
10
11
12
11
13
13
12
10
8
6
4
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
2.4
NE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1135
765
525
455
555
527
471
567
374
249
202
395
550
601
444
408
426
434
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.3
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
130
4
3
66
34
35
22
86
5
6
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
SE
5
1.7
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
698
1003
1567
1798
1693
1532
1018
172
60
172
61
68
51
230
122
15
33
1
7
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
222
222
222
292
222
214
117
109
66
44
66
20
20
62
62
76
76
62
2
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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