Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.5
NE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
6
ENE
7
ENE
8
ENE
8.5
NE
Period(s) (?)151817161615151414131313131313131414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)411582608627859683576763701701103715372207369146376000769694349874978412638163422456828023
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
50
E
60
E
65
E
75
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
1.57
12:25PM
1.47
1:01AM
1.53
1:17PM
1.43
1:54AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
0.40
6:23AM
0.51
6:39PM
0.44
7:14AM
0.54
7:29PM
0.47
8:08AM
0.54
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:54-------
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-11--------------112131725
Temp. °C191818181818181919181918171718202019192020202021
Feels °C (?)211919202019191919181816131314151615141413121011
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