Oraka Aparima Community, New Zealand
Photo: Tim Marshall / UnsplashSurf, 4/3–5/4+ water by season, quiet nomad scene.
surf-townlaid-backremote-rustic
Data updated
At a glance
Peak season—Peak consistency 2% · below our season threshold
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardlongboard · bothbreak type not yet verified
Water10.3–16.8°C4/3–5/4+ most of the year
Internet—no town-level measurement
Cost / mo$2,500+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
1 spot within 25 km · 1 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsremote
Spot details
- Colac Bay0 km
3 cafésPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (3)
Cafés3 listed
- 102 CAFE & RESTAURANTView on Google
- The Crib CafeView on Google
- Orepuki Beach Cafeserves coffee — not a dedicated caféView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 2% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateNo reliably surfable season in our model
2peak · May
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
62%67%65%70%75%76%72%77%72%66%67%64%
Water
17°17°16°14°13°11°11°10°11°12°13°15°
Barsless surfablemore
Water4/3 wetsuit13–16°5/4+ hoodedunder 13°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 9% | 9% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 24% | 21% | 19% | 20% | 21% | 8% | 8% |
| Intermediate | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Advanced | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Working from here
no known coworking · from $1,420 a month · leans quietInternet speedmedian download · Ookla—
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party28 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,420–$2,700
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,500–$4,150
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Oraka Aparima Community.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportInvercargill Airport
CodeIVC
Distance32 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction