Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
6
20
29
35
28
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:49AM1.53m
6:20PM1.66m
6:35AM1.58m
7:02PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.46m
12:01PM0.34m
00:34AM0.39m
12:46PM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
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5:51
5:51
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
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