Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is

14.5° C

Orakawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Orakawa today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 18	E 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	27	27	30	27	26	26	25	24	52	55	51	48	42	38	37	36	18
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			7:23PM1.99m				7:43AM1.86m				8:18PM2.02m				8:38AM1.86m					9:10PM2.02m				9:33AM1.83m
Low Tide					1:41AM0.12m				1:59PM-0.02m				2:36AM0.08m				2:53PM-0.00m					3:30AM0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—
	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	13	16	14	12	11	10	11	12	13	14	11	10	10	11	11	11	12
Feels °C	13	13	12	10	10	10	11	11	14	12	10	8	8	8	10	9	10	7	7	7	9	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 18	E 13	E 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	4	4	4	4	2	2	13	27	27	30	13	13	13	25	12	52	55	51	48	42	38	37	36	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 4	N 4	NE 10	NE 10	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 12	E 18	E 12	NE 10	E 11	NE 10	E 18	E 18	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	9	2	1	4	4	27	26	26	12	24	12	4	9	4	6	6	4	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	NE 10	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	—	3	3	3	4	4	4	—	4	—	4	4	4	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 2	—	SW 2	WSW 2	WSW 2	WSW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Shark Alley Great Barrier Island	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	5	5	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	210	109	109	149	149	149	146	131	130	27	27	31	27	27	27	2	2	2	27	27	27	27	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel										Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Bar	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach
Rating (10 max)										1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	1	5	6	5	5	5	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	4
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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