Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
255
240
236
163
157
118
118
87
85
58
86
59
59
57
34
34
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
3:50AM1.50m
4:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
9:43PM0.55m
10:06AM0.42m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
10
11
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
10
10
9
5
4
4
1
2
1
3
4
6
7
9
8
7
5
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