Orakawa Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Orakawa

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
16.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
11
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2297
2055
1651
1567
1298
1086
900
753
636
446
361
275
263
203
199
168
136
132
161
172
176
191
222
319
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
W
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNW
0
WNW
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:26PM1.71m
8:35AM1.60m
9:07PM1.71m
9:17AM1.58m
9:49PM1.69m
9:59AM1.55m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.40m
2:50PM0.28m
3:21AM0.40m
3:31PM0.30m
4:03AM0.41m
4:12PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
7:22
7:22
7:22
5:06
5:05
5:05
2
2
6
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
14
12
11
11
10
11
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
18
18
16
15
16
13
13
13
15
13
10
9
9
9
8
10
14
15
15
16
14
16
14
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
11
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2297
2055
1651
1567
1298
1086
900
753
636
446
361
275
263
203
199
168
136
132
161
7
7
7
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
612
500
448
12
25
25
25
25
25
25
15
24
7
9
7
9
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
29
11
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
Energy kJ
4
1
8
1
15
28
56
104
172
176
191
222
319
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
18
0
0
0
0
10
228
240
231
293
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Orakawa surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest