Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
23
40
33
34
35
51
49
47
45
32
31
23
22
22
21
13
12
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:44AM1.72m
9:01PM1.81m
9:27AM1.75m
9:43PM1.81m
10:11AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.22m
3:21AM0.16m
3:37PM0.22m
4:03AM0.15m
4:22PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
12
11
11
13
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
7
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
6
6
7
6
7
9
11
11
9
9
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