Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
23
13
12
12
11
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:33AM1.76m
8:49PM1.83m
9:18AM1.82m
9:33PM1.85m
10:03AM1.86m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.16m
2:43PM0.21m
3:08AM0.10m
3:28PM0.18m
3:52AM0.07m
4:15PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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7:16
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Temp °C
9
9
12
14
15
13
11
11
11
10
12
15
16
14
11
10
9
9
12
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
4
4
6
8
9
7
7
7
7
6
8
10
11
9
7
7
7
7
11
12
12
13
12
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