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Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 29 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
18.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1
ESE
5
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
17
17
23
41
53
78
77
75
75
75
73
69
57
46
49
48
42
42
41
41
39
66
93
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
0
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:44AM1.69m
5:17PM1.63m
5:32AM1.68m
6:05PM1.67m
6:17AM1.68m
6:49PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.28m
11:24PM0.37m
11:51AM0.25m
00:13AM0.36m
12:34PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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—
6:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
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—
—
—
—
5:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:29
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
15
14
13
14
17
17
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
13
13
12
13
13
12
10
8
8
7
7
7
10
12
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
15
15
16
23
41
53
78
77
75
75
75
73
69
57
46
37
39
42
42
23
23
39
66
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.1
NE
16
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
15
17
17
10
13
12
9
14
3
8
8
8
8
15
16
17
6
6
12
41
41
22
15
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
2
10
10
5
10
10
2
9
8
3
2
8
8
8
7
2
7
7
7
21
31
20
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
—
0.3
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
SSE
4
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
14
35
49
48
37
29
3
—
—
—
—
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
60
60
51
51
82
3
2
0
2
2
2
109
109
109
109
34
2
2
2
44
109
2
2
34
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
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West Coast South Island
Nine Mile
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Northland
Shingles
West Coast South Island
Shingles
West Coast South Island
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
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Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
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Catlins
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Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
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Papatowai
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Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
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New Zealand
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Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Buchupureo
Chile
Lebu
Chile
Papatowai
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Airport Rights
New Zealand
Dolphin Point
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Saint Leu
Reunion
Saint Leu
Reunion
Boneyards
South Africa
Papatowai
New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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