Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
0
1
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
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
8
13
13
13
14
26
39
57
82
257
229
125
166
125
123
87
87
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:07AM1.56m
2:47PM1.54m
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.47m
8:24AM0.38m
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
10
11
14
15
13
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
10
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
7
5
3
2
2
2
3
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