Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
5
9
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:28AM1.72m
1:02PM1.62m
1:17AM1.64m
1:55PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.30m
6:47AM0.25m
7:06PM0.40m
7:35AM0.32m
7:57PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
6
9
11
10
9
8
7
8
9
10
11
10
11
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