Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.4
N
4
0.2
ENE
13
0.8
N
5
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
5
17
34
66
71
170
218
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:06PM1.67m
1:23AM1.70m
2:06PM1.68m
2:23AM1.69m
3:09PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.22m
7:14PM0.36m
7:45AM0.23m
8:15PM0.37m
8:45AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
6
9
11
10
7
6
6
6
7
10
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
7
8
8
4
3
3
3
5
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
12
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