Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
173
194
150
130
148
190
194
254
375
361
394
379
320
273
279
234
284
296
294
288
290
290
452
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58PM2.46m
5:06AM2.43m
5:50PM2.48m
5:56AM2.41m
6:35PM2.51m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.94m
10:58PM1.02m
11:13AM0.98m
11:48PM1.02m
12:01PM0.98m
00:35AM1.00m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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>
5:14
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
5
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
16
16
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
4
3
2
4
5
8
8
7
7
10
12
10
12
11
10
9
10
11
15
15
12
12
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
169
173
194
150
130
148
190
194
254
375
361
394
379
320
273
279
234
284
296
294
288
290
290
288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
4
1.7
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
2
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
45
156
108
100
75
25
6
3
1
2
3
2
3
4
5
12
9
6
2
1
452
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
Distance (km)
173
254
127
83
113
0
27
0
0
7
7
4
0
0
0
0
27
36
27
0
27
36
37
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
5
4
1
1
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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