Orakawa surf break

Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Orakawa today?

The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)888666644555444444555666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57301873337121519191379141419334462808679
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
1.59
4:49PM
1.70
5:12AM
1.61
5:40PM
1.72
6:03AM
1.64
6:26PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.31
11:06PM
0.35
11:23AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.31
12:14PM
0.28
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise--6:11-------6:09-------6:07-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:09-------6:10--
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101215131111988910111111111111131414141314
Feels °C (?)457118995556788766688910910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Coromandel

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Orakawa (light winds from the WSW at Waihi 8 km from Orakawa). 0.5m 6s windswell from the NNE with a 0.1m 8s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 40 min ago

14 km/h
WSW
Offshore
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