Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
SSE
6
0.7
E
10
1.2
SSE
6
0.7
E
10
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
371
311
251
228
228
188
154
154
122
122
117
120
96
94
92
92
77
82
68
68
163
172
45
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM1.69m
12:36PM1.58m
00:53AM1.69m
1:30PM1.61m
1:46AM1.70m
2:28PM1.65m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.29m
6:41PM0.37m
7:16AM0.26m
7:35PM0.38m
8:09AM0.23m
8:34PM0.37m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
15
12
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
8
8
11
12
11
9
7
Feels °C
8
8
8
12
12
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
6
7
7
5
3
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