Orakawa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.39° S 175.94° E

Orakawa, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orakawa sea temperature is
14.1° 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
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi - Golden Valley

7 km WNW227 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(31 km/h at 225°)
9.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Bowentown

8 km SSE4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(26 km/h at 270°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

8 km SSE10 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(21 km/h at 274°)
35
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

10 km SW88 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
30
moderate winds from the W
(28 km/h at 270°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

SHIP4637

14 km E3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloud
35
fresh winds from the WSW
(33 km/h at 250°)
17.0 °C20.4
20.4


SHIP5825

14 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the WSW
(33.480000000000004 km/h at 250°)
15.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


SHIP9220

14 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the WSW
(33.480000000000004 km/h at 250°)
15.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


SHIP2839

14 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the WSW
(33.480000000000004 km/h at 250°)
15.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


Paeroa

25 km WSW12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
13 °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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