Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.9°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
42
43
42
64
63
42
42
42
42
26
43
44
44
44
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
S
5
SSE
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:18AM1.76m
6:45PM1.89m
7:10AM1.81m
7:33PM1.91m
7:59AM1.83m
8:19PM1.89m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.18m
12:31PM0.14m
1:04AM0.12m
1:22PM0.12m
1:52AM0.09m
2:10PM0.13m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
15
12
11
12
12
11
12
14
15
12
10
10
12
11
13
15
16
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
12
11
6
6
6
6
4
5
8
10
6
4
5
6
5
7
9
11
8
7
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