Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is

16.6°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	4s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	N 16	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	16	19	9	5	13	17	8	8	24	17	25	36	51	55	57	47	47	53	71	75	64	66	78
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NW	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:21PM1.89m				00:44AM1.72m					1:20PM1.83m				1:47AM1.66m				2:21PM1.79m
Low Tide		6:02AM0.09m				6:40PM0.21m				6:59AM0.16m					7:40PM0.25m				7:58AM0.23m				8:42PM0.27m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	14	16	16	16	14	14	13	14	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	17	16
Feels °C	10	11	10	10	10	11	10	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	13	15	14	15	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	E 4	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 4	NE 9	NE 9	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 13	NNE 6	NNE 7
kJ	5	11	9	3	3	3	8	3	11	3	3	7	8	7	7	47	47	53	71	75	6	66	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	N 7	NE 9	NE 9	N 16	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 14	NE 14	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 11	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	E 11	N 13	N 12
kJ	6	1	3	3	5	5	6	6	3	8	7	2	2	3	2	7	7	7	6	6	2	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 8	N 7	N 16	E 12	NE 12	N 16	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	E 12	NE 12	N 13	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 15	E 10	E 15
kJ	7	3	1	5	3	6	5	5	6	6	3	6	3	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	5	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	—
kJ	16	19	8	5	13	17	8	8	24	17	25	36	51	55	57	—	—	—	—	—	64	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Karekare Auckland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	109	109	132	222	136	109	109	109	60	109	223	114	222	229	109	10	13	2	109	114	109	109	34
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel																Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Beach					Tairua Bar
Rating (10 max)																1	1	1					1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Shag Rock Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4

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