Orere Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Auckland, New Zealand)

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Orere Point Surf Guide

Orere Point in Auckland East Coast is a sheltered beach break. Spring and Summer provide the favoured conditions. The best wind direction is from the west. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of urchins and rocks.

Orere Point Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	4	rarely breaks	18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Orere Point:

The best conditions reported for surf at Orere Point occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Orere Point (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Orere Point with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in July while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 93% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

93%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Orere Point Location Map

Interactive Orere Point surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Orere Point is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Orere Point is Hamilton Airport (HLZ), also in New Zealand, 103 km (64 miles) away.

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Orere Point Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 10:05 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	NE	N	N	N
Period (s)	9	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross

What does Orere Point look like?

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Tides at Orere Point

Current tide and informaton

For Matingarahi Point, 7 km from Orere Point.

Next High Water: 10:17am | 1.67m

Next Low Water: 04:42pm | 0.25m

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Orere Point Sea Temperature

The Orere Point water temperature is reasonably warm (18.1 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Orere Point

Surf stats for Orere Point, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Orere Point

Wind stats for Orere Point, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Orere Point Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 7 votes.

Overall:4.0
Quality on a good day:4.3
Consistency of Surf:1.0
Difficulty Level:3.3
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.0
Crowds:3.4
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Sam C from New Zealand

“I went after the big cyclone storm that hit the Northern parts of NZ last week and the swell was good for about a day on 04/03/2023. This spot is beautiful when the surf is good which is very rare as you can only surf this spot after a big storm due to the swell not being big enough. The waves were about a meter when I went and the spot on the other side of the river was beautiful, uncrowded and really mellow with both perfect left and right-handers. Most people went to the left of the river mouth as it was easier to get out from the mini peninsular at the edge of the river mouth. I went with my 6'10" fish and met people surfing both short and medium-long length boards. Some beautiful mini barrels and peelers on that day. Winds were super low at 4km/h from the west but the vibes of the locals were immaculate. There were people listening to music, drinking, a bonfire and people watching others surfing the river mouth. I KID YOU NOT this would be THE surf beach in Auckland if it weren't for the rarity of the surf. Make sure to take booties if you want to surf the other side of the river as you need to cross the river and the rocks are super slippery and then the rock beach on the other side can cut your feet up really badly.”

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