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Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Orakawa today?
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 28 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 48 | 62 | 66 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:46PM 1.54 | 6:25AM 1.59 | 6:32PM 1.56 | 7:09AM 1.63 | 7:17PM 1.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:42AM 0.51 | 12:03AM 0.36 | 12:31PM 0.49 | 12:48AM 0.34 | 1:18PM 0.47 | 1:33AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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