Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
9
2.4
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
N
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1323
1568
1589
976
770
569
219
204
140
125
94
92
101
106
132
125
110
128
207
171
175
188
235
240
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM2.51m
3:18AM2.54m
4:01PM2.47m
4:12AM2.47m
4:58PM2.46m
5:06AM2.43m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.82m
9:13PM0.97m
9:37AM0.89m
10:07PM1.01m
10:25AM0.94m
10:58PM1.02m
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
16
16
5
2
1
3
6
3
5
4
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
14
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
9
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
N
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
219
125
123
125
94
92
101
106
132
125
110
128
207
171
175
188
235
240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
140
60
36
15
8
3
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
9
2.4
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
0.4
SSE
2
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
S
3
1
S
4
1.6
S
5
1.6
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1323
1568
1589
976
770
569
173
204
2
12
20
18
5
4
33
127
136
117
75
54
43
31
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
329
329
358
323
106
83
55
37
0
0
27
41
41
0
36
36
93
93
83
83
82
36
36
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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