Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1313131313131312121212121211111111111177141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4233503452151661631121037369444424232199999441616
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:50-------5:49-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--21--1-----------------
Temp. °C161916151414141415171816151515161617171514131213
Feels °C (?)161714141211109912131112121213121111101010911
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