Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.0°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
20
62
125
112
94
58
39
45
64
62
50
39
40
47
42
110
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:35PM1.81m
00:55AM1.72m
1:34PM1.77m
1:56AM1.66m
2:36PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.14m
6:50PM0.27m
7:13AM0.19m
7:50PM0.31m
8:13AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:21
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7:22
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6
4
2
2
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Temp °C
11
12
13
15
15
14
12
10
10
10
10
13
13
13
12
10
9
8
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
12
12
12
7
4
4
5
4
7
8
8
6
6
5
4
6
8
9
9
9
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