Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
6
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
263
188
207
365
257
386
386
321
163
153
164
168
135
118
118
88
83
85
91
151
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:11PM1.90m
6:32AM1.80m
7:06PM1.95m
7:27AM1.83m
7:57PM1.98m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.10m
00:29AM0.18m
12:48PM0.06m
1:24AM0.12m
1:41PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
2
6
1
4
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
7
8
10
10
11
12
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
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