Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
1.1
E
4
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
32
31
31
31
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
48
148
119
89
69
52
31
21
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
NW
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM2.82m
11:26PM2.91m
11:53AM2.76m
00:12AM2.81m
12:41PM2.67m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.54m
5:42AM0.59m
5:54PM0.68m
6:29AM0.68m
6:46PM0.82m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
9
8
6
7
9
9
10
11
11
9
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