Orakawa Surf Break

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
371
371
450
613
676
710
687
546
482
424
432
443
443
432
441
459
450
441
452
345
340
340
400
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:25AM1.55m
5:04PM1.59m
5:13AM1.55m
5:50PM1.61m
5:59AM1.56m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.50m
10:42AM0.36m
11:10PM0.50m
11:29AM0.35m
11:59PM0.48m
12:14PM0.34m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
15
17
14
13
13
13
12
13
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
8
12
15
12
10
10
10
8
10
13
14
12
11
9
7
6
6
8
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
398
371
371
450
613
676
710
687
546
482
424
432
443
443
432
441
459
450
441
452
345
340
340
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
45
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
Energy kJ
9
18
2
5
5
9
2
1
9
18
1
15
16
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
34
2
2
0
24
2
24
2
62
109
109
109
109
109
109
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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