Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
11
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
42
42
41
47
47
41
40
41
44
47
48
70
94
125
117
191
191
282
229
187
223
119
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:49AM1.68m
4:26PM1.64m
4:42AM1.75m
5:20PM1.75m
5:35AM1.82m
6:13PM1.86m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.25m
10:31PM0.34m
11:03AM0.16m
11:28PM0.27m
11:56AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
12
8
8
9
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
33
41
42
42
41
47
47
9
15
17
17
12
48
70
94
125
117
191
191
238
229
187
223
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
41
10
11
4
4
6
8
41
40
41
44
47
12
11
4
4
4
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
8
3
7
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
1.1
E
11
1
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
26
19
17
13
7
5
3
17
21
22
17
11
16
10
5
13
12
5
5
282
127
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
20
109
109
34
2
2
2
2
2
109
44
109
34
34
2
0
0
44
109
76
34
24
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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