Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.5
NE
4
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
9
59
68
45
35
25
19
13
13
9
9
9
5
5
4
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:18AM1.74m
11:39PM1.82m
12:10PM1.68m
00:28AM1.72m
1:02PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.21m
5:59AM0.18m
6:15PM0.30m
6:47AM0.25m
7:06PM0.40m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
6
5
7
8
10
11
9
7
6
6
6
8
10
11
9
8
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