Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)999141313131313131312121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2111682354364233503452151661631121037169444424232199999
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------21-1-------------
Temp. °C171716151619181615151414151718161515151617181715
Feels °C (?)17171614161716141312101091113111212121213131110
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