Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
13
17
10
10
16
13
12
12
11
11
11
8
47
63
66
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:05AM1.61m
6:24PM1.73m
6:49AM1.69m
7:07PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.33m
12:13PM0.31m
00:42AM0.24m
12:58PM0.25m
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6:58
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1
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1
2
1
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2
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
12
14
15
13
12
13
13
14
14
17
16
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
6
6
9
10
10
8
8
10
9
11
10
12
10
6
5
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