Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.9
N
2.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNE
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.9
NE
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)14141313131212125666667888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16141413131212111974148153158215351617265246458310196160109216
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.81
6:41PM
1.80
6:57AM
1.87
7:30PM
1.89
7:46AM
1.91
8:19PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
0.12
12:50AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.04
1:41AM
0.13
2:05PM
-0.02
2:33AM
0.10
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:45-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------291----143
Temp. °C161919171514141417191918181818161720211817171717
Feels °C (?)141616151413121214151514141314141618191715151514
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