Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
78
28
23
40
33
34
35
51
49
47
45
32
31
23
22
22
21
21
12
12
11
12
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:44AM1.72m
9:01PM1.81m
9:27AM1.75m
9:43PM1.81m
10:11AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.20m
2:53PM0.22m
3:21AM0.16m
3:37PM0.22m
4:03AM0.15m
4:22PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
10
12
11
11
13
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
7
8
7
9
8
6
5
5
6
4
5
7
8
6
5
7
7
7
9
11
11
10
8
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