Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is

16.5°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	N 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	106	109	128	136	136	136	136	132	167	193	223	250	250	200	181	156	132	91	79	76	65	86	48	91	188	212	168
Wind (km/h)	NE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	NNW	N	N	N	NW	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		2:52AM1.62m				3:22PM1.75m				3:56AM1.61m					4:21PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m				5:16PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m
Low Tide				9:00AM0.28m				9:44PM0.28m					10:02AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m				11:02AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	2	3
Temp °C	15	15	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	17	17	17	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	14	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	19	18	18	18	17	17	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	ENE 7	NE 16	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	106	109	128	136	136	136	136	132	167	193	223	250	250	200	181	156	132	91	79	76	65	45	48	9	130	163	168
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	N 17	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 16	NE 8	N 16	N 16	NE 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	6	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	6	6	—	6	22	33	34	5	57	5	19	9	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	—	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	—	—	48	86	41	91	188	212	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Whatipu Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whitianga Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	62	50	34	62	109	117	109	76	62	62	34	41	13	24	10	2	2	2	0	0	132	114	66	27	66	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel								Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Clark Island		Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Orakawa			Whitianga	Sailors Grave	Whitianga	Tairua Bar	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)								1	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Shag Rock Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Taupo Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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