Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
48
64
40
27
24
17
12
8
8
8
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:39PM1.82m
12:10PM1.68m
00:28AM1.72m
1:02PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.21m
5:59AM0.18m
6:15PM0.30m
6:47AM0.25m
7:06PM0.40m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
11
9
7
6
6
6
8
10
11
9
9
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