Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
15
32
48
37
19
11
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
14
4
11
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:09PM1.54m
4:28AM1.47m
4:57PM1.60m
5:18AM1.53m
5:42PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.50m
10:37AM0.42m
11:12PM0.42m
11:26AM0.37m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
11
9
8
7
6
8
11
13
12
9
8
8
7
10
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
7
5
4
4
3
2
5
8
8
6
4
4
5
4
7
9
11
8
7
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