- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Orakawa Surf Forecast
/ Coromandel (23 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Orakawa surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Orakawa today?
The current surf forecast for Orakawa at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | |
60 | 63 | 73 | 54 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.80m | 1:20PM1.64m | 1:55AM1.75m | 2:24PM1.59m | 2:55AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.19m | 7:12AM0.28m | 7:31PM0.26m | 8:15AM0.31m | 8:33PM0.32m | 9:16AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 60 | 63 | 73 | 54 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 109 | 109 | 139 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 222 | 222 | 172 | 146 | 146 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 149 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Orakawa surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest