Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
19
15
15
14
15
16
12
13
14
14
13
3
3
3
11
11
11
3
3
19
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:33AM1.83m
10:01PM1.98m
10:26AM1.79m
10:50PM1.91m
11:18AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.04m
4:21AM0.08m
4:35PM0.11m
5:10AM0.12m
5:25PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
7
6
7
7
8
10
12
10
11
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
9
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