Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 Aug 2025 NZST
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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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
N
1.7
NNW
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010101010101010101010101010777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1652131612121096928830904617547398316273271222175165126124134103110166477164
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.68
10:22PM
1.71
10:49AM
1.65
11:03PM
1.65
11:32AM
1.60
11:45PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
0.30
4:39AM
0.26
4:56PM
0.36
5:19AM
0.31
5:39PM
0.43
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Sunrise6:43-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:52-------5:52-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11---1-------------
Temp. °C121616141414131213151412111111111316171512121112
Feels °C (?)10151312111187798766669121313109910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Coromandel

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 8 km from Orakawa (light winds from the WNW at Waihi 8 km from Orakawa). 2.0m 10s swell from the ENE with a 1.0m 9s swell from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Orakawa
  2. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Whangamata Bar (light winds from the WNW at Waihi 29 km from Whangamata Bar). 2.0m 10s swell from the ENE with a 1.0m 9s swell from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Whangamata Bar
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Actual: 30 min ago

18 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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