Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (10 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.4
N
8
1.7
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
103
145
170
197
268
248
248
277
330
640
279
383
311
173
111
108
77
86
79
116
201
180
180
131
198
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:11AM1.76m
8:22PM1.70m
8:52AM1.77m
9:03PM1.68m
9:34AM1.77m
9:45PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.20m
2:21PM0.32m
2:37AM0.20m
3:04PM0.32m
3:17AM0.22m
3:46PM0.34m
3:58AM0.24m
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
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6:00
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5:58
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7:58
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7:59
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 mm
13
10
5
2
4
10
7
1
4
1
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
21
21
20
17
15
14
15
17
20
20
20
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
18
17
15
14
15
17
19
19
19
14
13
12
11
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