Orakawa Surf Break

Orakawa, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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

8 km SSE10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 250°)
20
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

35 km SSE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 120°)
5
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

43 km SSE24 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(8 km/h at 317°)
25
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hamilton

67 km SW33 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 24°)
5
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

72 km SE29 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 313°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

90 km SSW75 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

102 km SE60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 284°)
0
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Highland Park wx

107 km W6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 280°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland International Airport

109 km W7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 10°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud
scattered
broken

Auckland

120 km W54 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 263 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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