Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
17
16
10
10
10
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
26
24
37
37
36
35
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
0
W
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
2:04AM1.43m
2:39PM1.52m
3:00AM1.41m
3:32PM1.52m
3:57AM1.42m
4:23PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.47m
8:54PM0.53m
9:07AM0.49m
9:48PM0.51m
10:02AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
11
9
12
15
16
16
13
12
11
10
12
17
19
16
11
11
10
10
14
18
19
16
11
Feels °C
9
7
11
13
13
14
12
10
9
8
10
16
18
13
8
9
8
8
13
17
17
12
7
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