Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
9
1.8
SE
5
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
181
190
151
118
118
94
69
68
68
88
57
168
215
142
107
148
97
71
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:23PM3.01m
9:51AM2.89m
10:09PM2.96m
10:38AM2.85m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.42m
3:40AM0.50m
3:53PM0.48m
4:23AM0.53m
4:36PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
1
4
6
7
2
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
8
7
6
7
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
11
10
1
0
-1
1
2
4
5
3
4
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