Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is

15.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Orakawa today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	528	517	443	385	333	286	280	228	173	169	135	136	112	109	88	86	74	74	72	72	72	72	72	70
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	ENE	NNE	E	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:12AM1.64m				5:40PM1.77m				6:10AM1.69m				6:32PM1.79m					7:02AM1.74m				7:21PM1.81m
Low Tide	11:02PM0.29m				11:22AM0.27m				00:00AM0.24m				12:19PM0.25m				00:52AM0.18m					1:12PM0.23m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	11	16	18	18	16	16	15	14	14	15	17	17	16	15	14	14	13	14	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	6	7	8	14	16	18	15	16	14	12	13	14	15	16	16	15	13	13	11	13	15	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7
kJ	528	517	443	385	333	286	280	228	173	169	135	136	112	109	88	86	74	74	72	72	72	72	72	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	—	—	N 11	N 13	NE 13	NE 13	E 8	E 7	ESE 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10
kJ	4	4	—	—	2	3	7	7	29	28	18	6	6	6	6	12	11	5	5	12	5	5	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 15	—	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 11	N 10	N 10	ESE 6
kJ	3	3	4	—	—	2	2	2	25	13	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	12	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 3	NW 11	—	—	—	—	ESE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	8	4	5	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Clark Island Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Orakawa Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Papatea Bay East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Sailors Grave Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	2	19	34	50	109	41	2	0	2	2	2	44	43	171	109	48
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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