Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
E
6
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
63
73
54
39
36
25
24
23
21
16
11
11
11
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:54AM1.80m
1:20PM1.64m
1:55AM1.75m
2:24PM1.59m
2:55AM1.71m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.19m
7:12AM0.28m
7:31PM0.26m
8:15AM0.31m
8:33PM0.32m
9:16AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:34
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
12
16
18
16
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
14
14
14
11
11
9
8
10
14
16
13
11
11
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
60
63
73
54
39
36
25
24
23
21
16
11
11
11
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.6
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
49
22
7
6
8
6
4
4
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
6
1
1
4
6
3
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
34
2
2
2
27
109
109
139
111
109
109
109
109
109
109
222
222
172
146
146
109
109
109
149
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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