Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
334
232
242
163
101
83
78
73
162
159
159
128
127
98
98
96
96
98
100
72
71
69
92
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:17PM2.50m
00:41AM2.60m
1:04PM2.49m
1:29AM2.57m
1:57PM2.48m
2:24AM2.55m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.92m
7:04AM0.82m
7:20PM0.95m
7:56AM0.80m
8:21PM0.96m
8:51AM0.76m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
7
8
7
7
10
9
8
8
8
9
7
6
8
8
4
3
4
4
4
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.7
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
65
63
232
242
163
101
83
37
73
162
159
159
128
127
98
98
96
96
98
100
72
71
69
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.5
E
10
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
E
6
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
W
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
9
28
45
53
45
44
30
15
11
11
5
1
5
5
2
3
1
3
2
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
NNE
8
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
10
28
60
43
78
32
9
1
3
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1
E
10
1
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
232
334
190
192
65
29
21
9
10
21
15
14
10
6
14
36
60
60
70
71
61
48
40
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
46
46
46
46
36
27
27
36
36
36
36
0
36
36
60
173
209
173
60
36
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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