Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.7°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
130
151
164
181
238
367
286
262
194
131
105
123
155
115
95
83
65
53
39
40
41
20
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:58AM2.62m
8:20PM2.76m
8:40AM2.69m
9:01PM2.80m
9:22AM2.74m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.84m
2:07PM0.74m
2:32AM0.75m
2:46PM0.68m
3:12AM0.68m
3:26PM0.66m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
2
2
4
6
8
6
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
14
13
12
11
10
6
6
6
6
6
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
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