Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.0°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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
64
77
144
243
152
131
195
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59PM1.77m
12:35PM1.81m
00:55AM1.72m
1:34PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.14m
6:50PM0.27m
7:13AM0.19m
7:50PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
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 mm
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3
10
3
3
3
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Temp °C
16
13
11
11
12
12
13
15
17
15
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
9
7
7
8
9
9
12
15
13
10
6
4
4
4
6
10
10
7
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