Orakawa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 6 pm 05 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	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	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	140	140	118	115	115	79	75	75	64	115	71	64	66	109	127	170	211	443	319	228	220	193
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NW	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	W	NW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		4:21PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m				5:16PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m				6:07PM1.71m				6:41AM1.70m
Low Tide				10:42PM0.26m				11:02AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m				11:58AM0.34m				00:26AM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	3	2	5	5	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	16	17	17	19	20	20	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	18	18	17	16	14	14
Feels °C	19	18	19	17	19	18	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	N 15	N 15	NE 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	140	140	118	115	115	79	75	75	64	115	71	64	66	99	4	4	8	302	264	228	220	193
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 18	—	N 17	N 16	N 7	N 7	N 16	N 10	N 6	NE 15	N 6	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 12	NE 12	NNE 15	NE 16	NE 16	N 16	N 16
kJ	6	6	—	6	5	23	23	5	2	7	9	18	4	4	4	3	5	22	10	10	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 9	NE 15	N 9	N 18	N 18	—	E 12	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	6	6	6	6	8	5	5	2	5	5	2	9	2	6	6	—	3	—	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 5	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	44	43	19	35	14	109	127	170	211	443	319	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	109	0	0	0	0	0	48	95	95	0	0	0	109	13	66	222	117	117	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel		Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Waikawau Bay	Waikawau Bay	Waikawau Bay	Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar	Whangamata Bar		Tairua Bar	Whitianga				Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Clark Island	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2				3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Clark Island Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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