Orakawa Surf Break

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 10PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
498
504
547
559
562
391
656
651
515
416
356
371
371
443
524
656
630
557
494
434
432
377
386
386
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
35
SSE
30
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:26PM1.56m
3:36AM1.57m
4:16PM1.57m
4:25AM1.55m
5:04PM1.59m
5:13AM1.55m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.49m
9:54AM0.36m
10:20PM0.50m
10:42AM0.36m
11:10PM0.50m
11:29AM0.35m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
3
1
1
8
7
4
6
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
14
17
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
Feels °C
13
12
9
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
11
15
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
498
504
547
559
562
391
656
651
515
416
356
371
371
443
524
656
630
557
494
434
432
377
386
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
E
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
78
39
5
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
S
5
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SE
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
63
42
77
33
194
4
5
16
1
3
10
1
2
2
7
2
11
10
18
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
Distance (km)
19
2
76
76
76
76
117
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
24
62
109
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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