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Orakawa Surf Photo: 'End of a pumping day' by Joel

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orakawa sea temperature is

15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Orakawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	WSW	ENE	N
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W	W	ENE	N
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	WSW	ENE	N
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	ENE	N
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	E	N
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SW	SW	E	N
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSW	SSW	E	N
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW		E	SW
	11 s	glass		11 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W		E	N
	11 s	glass		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	NNW	E	N
	11 s	off	2 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	NNE	E	NE
	11 s	off	7 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW		E	NE
	11 s	off		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SW	E	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SW	E	ENE
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW		E	ENE
	10 s	glass		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW		E	NE
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	NW	E	NE
	10 s	off	2 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orakawa around the time the photo was taken

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Orakawa Surf Photo: 'End of a pumping day' by Joel

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Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:07 pm 1 Mar 2014