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Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.7° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)566666677778989978888876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7811010894976358102104102102108145160197287366483515449481432199151
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffglassglassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
1.54
5:59PM
1.51
6:39AM
1.58
6:47PM
1.54
7:25AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.41
11:56AM
0.55
12:15AM
0.39
12:47PM
0.51
1:03AM
0.35
1:35PM
0.47
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:37
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
2221-----------11---1314
Temp. °C201919192124262519171617202021201817161616161716
Feels °C (?)202021212324262418171618211920181412111110101211
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