Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
5
2
3
4
8
13
13
13
14
26
38
57
88
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
0
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:17AM1.64m
1:55PM1.57m
2:07AM1.56m
2:47PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.40m
7:35AM0.32m
7:57PM0.47m
8:24AM0.38m
8:50PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
9
10
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
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