Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (31 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (31 May)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
12
2.5
NNE
12
1.9
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
2.2
NE
11
2
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
389
475
501
516
623
623
582
740
1025
1242
1480
1591
2099
2418
2716
2335
2139
2619
1747
911
959
1070
920
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
5
W
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM2.50m
7:41PM2.62m
7:48AM2.49m
8:19PM2.62m
8:28AM2.48m
8:57PM2.61m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.86m
1:43AM0.88m
1:56PM0.83m
2:24AM0.87m
2:37PM0.80m
3:05AM0.86m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:13
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
13
12
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
17
16
15
16
15
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
12
2.5
NNE
12
1.9
NNE
11
2
NNE
11
2.2
NE
11
2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
3
6
6
6
5
5
2335
2139
2619
1747
911
959
1070
920
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
6
3
3
3
3
523
836
367
207
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
51
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
0.3
W
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
384
389
475
501
516
623
623
582
740
1025
1242
1480
1591
2099
2418
2716
1
3
1
4
3
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
334
358
358
336
358
358
336
334
329
362
336
334
334
266
207
7
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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