Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.5°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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
125
52
44
24
16
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:08AM1.72m
12:47PM1.72m
1:07AM1.68m
1:49PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.31m
6:29AM0.20m
7:00PM0.34m
7:27AM0.23m
8:02PM0.36m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
12
11
10
9
11
16
16
13
11
9
9
9
11
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
12
9
8
7
5
7
12
11
9
8
6
7
7
9
13
14
12
11
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