Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
137
133
110
113
107
105
102
107
119
125
125
235
99
257
251
192
179
149
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:12PM1.77m
4:32AM1.72m
5:13PM1.83m
5:33AM1.76m
6:11PM1.90m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.32m
10:50AM0.15m
11:29PM0.26m
11:51AM0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
16
13
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
10
9
7
7
7
9
11
10
9
9
10
9
8
8
10
9
8
8
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