Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
3
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.7
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
22
13
25
67
66
104
216
528
423
403
365
300
261
226
238
150
86
67
43
42
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NE
5
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM1.70m
11:13PM1.63m
11:44AM1.63m
11:59PM1.56m
12:33PM1.57m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.23m
5:08PM0.36m
5:27AM0.31m
5:54PM0.44m
6:13AM0.38m
6:42PM0.50m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
4
10
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
12
11
11
10
12
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
12
13
13
14
14
10
7
7
6
7
11
9
9
9
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