Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.5° 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 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)99989998888866610109108121188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162625242525252423238666282415151514141013231115
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
2.71
1:58AM
2.67
2:26PM
2.64
2:59AM
2.61
3:27PM
2.58
4:08AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.68
8:18AM
0.87
8:42PM
0.73
9:23AM
0.91
9:45PM
0.77
10:29AM
0.91
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-8:07-------8:06-------8:05------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212017171719192121201818181819202020191817171921
Feels °C (?)191716181718171819191718181818191920191817171921
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