Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 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
20.1° 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 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
3
ENE
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.2
NNE
1.8
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
0.9
NNE
1.4
E
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)8888899989988915101417161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12221363117811241289749699635588483442375422334334354330556363838786608608584
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
S
10
S
5
SE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
1.67
10:54AM
1.58
11:25PM
1.62
11:38AM
1.52
12:12AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
0.29
4:53AM
0.40
5:08PM
0.34
5:37AM
0.46
5:52PM
0.40
6:23AM
0.51
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:37-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00------5:58-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12555424131----122211---
Temp. °C181918181919192121201919191920202019191918171819
Feels °C (?)121414141617171921202021212022202020212119171819
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