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Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Orakawa today?
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 84 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 53 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:15AM 2.00 | 8:32PM 1.91 | 9:09AM 2.03 | 9:27PM 1.90 | 10:03AM 2.03 | 10:22PM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:30PM 0.11 | 2:50AM -0.05 | 3:25PM 0.10 | 3:44AM -0.04 | 4:20PM 0.10 | 4:37AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
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