Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.6° 

Orakawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Orakawa based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Orakawa right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Orakawa

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waihi Beach

3 km S114 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 45°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi - Golden Valley

7 km WNW227 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(17 km/h at 45°)
15.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Bowentown

8 km SSE4 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NE
(9 km/h at 45°)
19.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

8 km SSE10 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NE
(11 km/h at 40°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

10 km SW88 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the NE
(11 km/h at 45°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Paeroa

25 km WSW12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(17 km/h at 45°)
21 °C-
-
-
-
-

Matakana Island

26 km SSE31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 45°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangamata 2

28 km NW178 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 90°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Lakeside

31 km SSE27 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
No weather report
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 90°)
20.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Upper Waipapa Block Rd

33 km S105 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Orakawa and within an acceptable time window.

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