Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
16.5°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
47
55
60
82
85
93
106
109
116
140
140
136
132
151
162
184
221
227
221
200
174
152
95
91
79
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
0
NE
0
E
0
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:47AM1.66m
2:21PM1.79m
2:52AM1.62m
3:22PM1.75m
3:56AM1.61m
4:21PM1.73m
4:56AM1.63m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.23m
8:42PM0.27m
9:00AM0.28m
9:44PM0.28m
10:02AM0.32m
10:42PM0.26m
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Temp °C
14
14
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
13
14
14
16
15
14
14
15
15
17
17
18
18
18
19
17
18
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