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Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Orakawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Orakawa today?
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 89 | 96 | 51 | 55 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 56 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 98 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 77 | 104 | 128 | 58 | 65 | 67 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:03AM 1.54 | 3:19PM 1.62 | 3:58AM 1.52 | 4:10PM 1.57 | 4:50AM 1.53 | 4:59PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:04AM 0.44 | 9:40PM 0.35 | 9:58AM 0.49 | 10:29PM 0.37 | 10:51AM 0.51 | 11:17PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
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