Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	160	160	140	140	136	115	115	79	75	64	73	75	62	60	82	85	161	175	198	229	293	222	263	220
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	WNW	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:21PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m				5:16PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m				6:07PM1.71m				6:41AM1.70m
Low Tide		10:02AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m				11:02AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m				11:58AM0.34m				00:26AM0.22m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	17	17	17	16	16	19	20	20	19	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	18	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	16	18	19	18	19	18	17	18	20	19	20	19	17	17	18	17	18	17	16	17	14	16	16	16
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	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 15	NE 15	NNE 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	160	160	140	140	136	115	115	79	75	64	73	75	62	60	82	85	116	4	8	22	235	222	263	220
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	N 17	N 16	N 7	N 7	N 16	N 10	N 6	NE 15	N 6	N 6	N 15	N 15	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 16	N 16	N 16	N 16
kJ	9	6	6	6	—	6	5	23	23	5	2	29	9	18	3	4	4	3	5	6	10	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	NE 15	N 15	N 18	N 18	—	E 12	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	7	6	6	6	6	6	8	5	5	2	5	5	2	9	4	6	6	—	3	—	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 7	N 5	N 6	N 5	—	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	44	31	19	23	—	85	161	175	198	229	293	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Whatipu Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Onemana Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	50	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	188	13	13	60	57	13	109	51	132	139	117	27	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1						2	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Sky Williams Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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