Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
14
13
3
3
3
11
11
11
10
7
29
40
37
35
26
18
13
9
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
10:26AM1.79m
10:50PM1.91m
11:18AM1.74m
11:39PM1.82m
12:10PM1.68m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.11m
5:10AM0.12m
5:25PM0.21m
5:59AM0.18m
6:15PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
4
10
3
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
9
10
8
10
9
8
9
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
9
7
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