Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
19
33
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
5
6
6
7
7
4
5
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SE
5
N
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
10:52PM1.75m
11:21AM1.66m
11:37PM1.74m
12:11PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.23m
5:29PM0.31m
5:59AM0.22m
6:19PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
7
5
4
3
4
8
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
2
-1
-1
-2
-1
3
5
5
4
4
3
1
2
6
6
6
5
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