Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ENE
18
0.4
ENE
18
0.5
E
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
34
27
19
13
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
14
31
16
36
33
66
103
151
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:40AM2.73m
7:14PM2.90m
7:37AM2.80m
8:07PM2.98m
8:31AM2.85m
8:58PM3.02m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.48m
1:30AM0.59m
1:51PM0.40m
2:25AM0.52m
2:44PM0.35m
3:17AM0.49m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
16
14
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
11
15
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
10
11
12
13
12
10
9
10
10
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