Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is

16.5°C

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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	136	156	156	160	160	140	140	118	118	115	82	82	77	77	75	117	132	103	73	120	186	180	218	289	211	191	99
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	NNE	N	NE	ENE	ESE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	N	NW	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy
High Tide		3:56AM1.61m					4:21PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m				5:16PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m				6:07PM1.71m				6:41AM1.70m
Low Tide					10:02AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m				11:02AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m				11:58AM0.34m				00:26AM0.22m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	1	3	1	1	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	16	16	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	19	17	17	17	17	19	18	18	18	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	16	16	14	16	17	19	18	17	17	17	18	20	19	19	19	17	18	17	17	19	16	15	17	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 15	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
kJ	136	156	156	160	160	140	140	118	118	115	82	82	77	77	75	93	93	103	73	120	123	8	218	200	211	191	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	N 17	N 16	N 7	N 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 15	NE 15	N 15	ENE 7	N 15	N 15	NE 12	NNE 15	NE 16	N 16	N 16	N 7
kJ	4	4	9	9	6	6	6	—	6	5	23	24	5	5	5	9	9	4	46	4	4	5	22	10	5	5	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	—	—	N 10	N 15	—	—	E 12	NE 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	4	3	3	7	6	6	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	—	—	2	4	—	—	3	6	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 6	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	NNE 7	NNW 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	32	40	39	117	132	88	—	—	186	180	—	289	94	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	62	50	34	50	76	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	95	18	27	10	109	109	10	41	222	139	109	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1				2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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