Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
39
37
12
12
21
25
35
35
18
17
16
16
8
8
7
6
2
2
1
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:23PM1.63m
00:37AM1.59m
1:13PM1.57m
1:27AM1.52m
2:06PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.28m
6:29PM0.42m
6:53AM0.36m
7:18PM0.50m
7:42AM0.42m
8:11PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
9
12
14
12
11
11
9
9
11
13
15
13
11
10
11
12
13
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
5
4
5
9
10
8
7
8
6
7
9
11
12
10
8
7
7
9
10
10
11
10
7
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