Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
285
277
150
259
257
197
167
140
131
104
104
101
99
77
77
102
110
119
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
0
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:09PM1.72m
3:28AM1.69m
4:12PM1.77m
4:32AM1.72m
5:13PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.36m
9:48AM0.19m
10:25PM0.32m
10:50AM0.15m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
7
2
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
16
13
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
9
7
9
10
13
10
8
8
8
7
8
11
10
10
10
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