Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)89999991414141416161615151515141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11645185424744223663744926596684721039129012571327117810378477246845725778121162
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
5
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
2.45
11:49PM
2.46
12:03PM
2.38
12:33AM
2.39
12:48PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
0.90
5:29PM
0.85
6:04AM
0.98
6:14PM
0.93
6:57AM
1.05
7:04PM
1.00
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:04-------6:01--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
311---------------------
Temp. °C202020222119181716161719201918181717171920201919
Feels °C (?)182022232119181816161719201916171616161920201817
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