Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.3°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
198
145
163
237
303
336
331
294
230
196
243
225
176
132
93
76
64
50
39
31
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:19AM1.63m
7:42PM1.76m
8:01AM1.68m
8:21PM1.80m
8:44AM1.72m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.25m
1:59AM0.25m
2:11PM0.23m
2:40AM0.20m
2:53PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
4
6
11
15
15
4
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
10
12
16
16
13
13
13
13
12
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
11
10
8
4
5
10
9
6
7
8
7
6
5
8
8
6
7
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