Orakawa Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Orakawa

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
16.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 06). 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 (07 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
N
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
142
105
54
64
48
41
28
28
28
17
17
19
9
9
17
18
19
19
18
7
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM1.65m
11:26AM1.49m
11:53PM1.64m
12:14PM1.48m
00:37AM1.63m
1:05PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.42m
5:35PM0.38m
6:14AM0.41m
6:21PM0.40m
7:00AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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7:24
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7:24
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7:24
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5:05
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5:04
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5:04
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
13
11
10
10
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
11
11
14
15
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
7
9
10
12
10
8
7
7
8
10
11
11
8
7
7
7
7
8
11
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
N
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
172
142
105
54
64
48
41
28
28
28
17
17
19
9
9
17
18
19
19
18
7
12
12
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
41
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
3
7
6
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
11
—
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
—
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NW
4
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
8
8
2
—
3
3
2
1
7
7
—
6
6
3
2
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
1
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
3
5
9
12
12
6
1
1
—
—
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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3
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Rating
(10 max)
9
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9
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