Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.9°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
9
21
20
20
20
19
47
47
48
46
44
43
43
43
42
64
63
41
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:58PM1.81m
5:22AM1.72m
5:54PM1.86m
6:18AM1.76m
6:45PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.20m
11:16PM0.25m
11:36AM0.17m
00:13AM0.18m
12:31PM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
11
10
9
8
11
15
16
13
12
10
10
9
10
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
11
12
9
7
6
5
9
12
12
10
10
6
6
6
7
9
9
6
6
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