Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
20
24
37
37
36
35
31
31
31
30
30
28
10
20
10
10
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:00AM1.41m
3:32PM1.52m
3:57AM1.42m
4:23PM1.55m
4:51AM1.47m
5:12PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.49m
9:48PM0.51m
10:02AM0.48m
10:41PM0.45m
10:55AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:22
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Temp °C
12
11
10
13
17
19
17
12
11
10
10
13
18
20
15
11
10
9
9
14
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
11
9
8
12
16
18
15
9
9
7
8
11
17
19
11
7
7
6
6
13
15
14
13
13
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