Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
12
0.5
E
12
1.9
N
6
1.4
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
65
270
180
73
44
40
39
39
39
38
21
21
52
29
25
24
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:10PM2.66m
8:23AM2.56m
8:49PM2.71m
9:04AM2.60m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.90m
2:34PM0.76m
3:01AM0.83m
3:12PM0.73m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
13
13
14
12
11
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
7
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