Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
20
13
20
27
32
25
9
9
8
8
45
38
28
14
14
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:39AM2.65m
6:20PM2.79m
6:40AM2.73m
7:14PM2.90m
7:37AM2.80m
8:07PM2.98m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.56m
00:32AM0.68m
12:54PM0.48m
1:30AM0.59m
1:51PM0.40m
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
8
10
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
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