Orakawa Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(The Coromandel, New Zealand)
Orakawa Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell ENE | Wind WSW
Sea Temperature Today is: 15.3 °C
| Friday 18 | ||||
| 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | 7PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 E |
 ENE |
 NNW |
 NNW |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | glass | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- off |
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Orakawa in Coromandel is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the west southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast. The beach breaks peel to the right. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
At Orakawa (0 km).
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Orakawa Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Waihi, 8 km from Orakawa.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 14 °C |
Overall Orakawa Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Coromandel surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Orakawa
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Orakawa:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break6 mi
- Third closest break8 mi
- Fourth closest break11 mi
- Fifth closest break12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Orakawa:
- Closest wave buoy43 mi
- Second closest wave buoy129 mi
- Third closest wave buoy278 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy280 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy304 mi
Tide stations nearest to Orakawa:
- Closest tide station22 mi
- Second closest tide station23 mi
- Third closest tide station27 mi
- Fourth closest tide station30 mi
- Fifth closest tide station40 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Orakawa:
- Closest city location24 mi
- Second closest city location44 mi
- Third closest city location55 mi
- Fourth closest city location65 mi
- Fifth closest city location76 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Orakawa is Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Orakawa is Hamilton Airport (HLZ), also in New Zealand, 76 km (47 miles) away.
- Third is Rotorua Airport (ROT) in New Zealand, 87 km (54 miles) away.
- Whakatane Airport (WHK) in New Zealand is 104 km (65 miles) away.
- Auckland International Airport (AKL), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Orakawa and is 110 km (68 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Orakawa, Coromandel. Use the tab navigation above to view Orakawa sea temperature, Orakawa photographs, Orakawa detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Orakawa webcams, current wind from Coromandel live weather stations and Orakawa tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Orakawa.
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