Orakawa Surf Break

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
16.6° 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (13 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
0
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)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:55PM1.69m
4:10AM1.75m
4:52PM1.78m
5:07AM1.81m
5:49PM1.87m
6:05AM1.85m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.34m
10:31AM0.14m
11:01PM0.28m
11:28AM0.07m
00:01AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
9
10
10
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
5
2
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
E
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
209
149
109
109
109
109
109
109
139
109
109
109
109
109
109
222
222
209
222
222
222
209
222
223
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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