Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
178
178
136
98
84
71
57
36
21
19
20
8
8
8
8
17
16
8
8
8
8
9
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:33PM1.57m
00:48AM1.49m
1:26PM1.52m
1:41AM1.44m
2:21PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.38m
6:42PM0.50m
7:02AM0.44m
7:34PM0.55m
7:54AM0.47m
8:30PM0.57m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
12
10
9
8
7
11
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
12
10
8
9
9
9
7
5
6
7
5
4
5
4
4
7
10
10
7
6
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