Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is

16.8°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	75	66	64	100	66	75	108	160	123	93	141	47	237	159	191	125	77	79	131	110	121	69	89	75
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	WSW	S	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide				5:16PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m				6:07PM1.71m				6:41AM1.70m				6:54PM1.71m
Low Tide		11:02AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m				11:58AM0.34m				00:26AM0.22m				12:50PM0.33m					1:12AM0.20m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	1	2	2	4	2	3	6	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	17	19	19	19	17	15	14	15
Feels °C	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	18	17	17	16	16	15	16	15	15	17	18	17	18	17	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	N 15	NE 7	NE 15	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	75	66	64	100	66	75	108	123	4	93	8	44	189	159	191	125	77	79	77	59	121	69	89	75
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 16	NNE 7	N 6	NE 15	NE 15	N 15	N 15	N 18	N 15	N 15	ENE 7	NE 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 14	N 6	NE 14	N 6
kJ	23	5	15	13	9	9	4	4	6	4	17	43	10	5	5	68	70	64	64	68	20	19	8	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10	—	N 18	N 15	N 10	NE 12	NNE 15	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NE 13	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 11	NNE 14	N 14	NNE 14
kJ	5	2	2	5	2	2	—	6	4	2	5	22	3	3	3	3	7	19	19	20	2	20	37	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 7	N 4	N 4	N 6	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NE 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	22	7	29	29	14	80	160	123	60	141	47	237	—	—	—	—	—	131	110	88	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Red Beach Auckland	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Orakawa Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Waiapu River East Cape	Whatipu Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	41	95	139	10	0	10	57	48	21	228	132	139	66	0	0	0	0	82	66	18	0	0	2	50
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Tairua Bar	Waikawau Bay		Whitianga	Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar	Whitianga	Sailors Grave	Tairua Bar				Whitianga	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Waikawau Bay	Whitianga	Whitianga	Tairua Bar	Clark Island	Clark Island	Kuaotunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	1				2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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