Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
91
93
105
142
199
204
264
352
405
433
462
452
385
340
292
286
244
197
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:41PM1.73m
4:08AM1.62m
4:42PM1.75m
5:12AM1.64m
5:40PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.32m
10:20AM0.28m
11:02PM0.29m
11:22AM0.27m
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cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
9
14
17
19
16
12
11
11
11
15
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
9
6
11
13
15
11
7
8
8
8
13
16
15
16
14
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