Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
5
0.2
E
10
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
14
14
4
2
7
7
8
18
19
15
16
13
12
12
22
23
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
11:04PM1.77m
11:35AM1.69m
11:50PM1.68m
12:23PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.20m
5:42PM0.33m
6:07AM0.28m
6:29PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
9
7
8
11
13
11
9
8
8
7
8
12
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
1
2
2
3
5
9
7
6
4
4
3
4
9
12
9
8
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