Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). 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 (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
5
5
4
4
17
5
14
14
17
17
11
32
31
31
31
30
29
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:40PM2.50m
5:59AM2.43m
6:24PM2.60m
6:46AM2.56m
7:06PM2.69m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.98m
12:09PM0.91m
00:33AM0.87m
12:54PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
4
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
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