Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
1
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)
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
57
83
257
240
242
163
157
118
116
87
85
84
85
85
59
56
36
57
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:47PM1.54m
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
3:50AM1.50m
4:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
9:43PM0.55m
10:06AM0.42m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
11
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
8
9
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
11
11
9
10
9
6
6
4
1
1
3
4
5
6
7
9
8
8
4
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