Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is

16.6°C

Orakawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Orakawa today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	8	23	25	17	24	37	36	32	49	45	48	71	82	85	91	106	131	138	156	183	178	173	163	153
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N	NW	NW	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	SE	E	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	00:44AM1.72m					1:20PM1.83m				1:47AM1.66m				2:21PM1.79m				2:52AM1.62m				3:22PM1.75m
Low Tide			6:59AM0.16m					7:40PM0.25m				7:58AM0.23m				8:42PM0.27m				9:00AM0.28m				9:44PM0.28m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	11	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 9	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
kJ	8	11	16	3	7	8	7	7	33	45	48	71	82	85	91	106	131	138	156	183	178	173	163	139
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 14	NE 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	6	3	3	7	3	2	3	2	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	NE 12	NE 14	E 12	E 11	NE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 12	—	—	E 14
kJ	5	6	8	3	2	5	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	—	4	4	4	4	4	3	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7
kJ	8	23	25	17	24	37	36	32	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Donut Island Coromandel	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1
Distance (km)	109	60	109	223	114	132	117	109	3	2	2	19	109	109	109	60	0	0	13	13	109	109	109	62
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel									Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Beach	Tairua Bar					Orakawa	Clark Island	Clark Island	Whangamata Estuary
Rating (10 max)									1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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