Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
26
25
25
25
13
13
14
14
13
13
22
66
33
25
27
37
97
41
32
23
15
11
10
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
NNW
0
WSW
0
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:29PM1.78m
4:46AM1.77m
5:29PM1.86m
5:47AM1.81m
6:27PM1.93m
6:46AM1.84m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
00:43AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
10
14
15
15
12
11
10
10
10
14
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