Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
17
0.1
NE
16
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
36
24
18
18
18
7
7
7
10
6
16
15
15
6
6
6
6
12
11
13
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:46AM2.63m
10:08PM2.75m
10:28AM2.64m
10:50PM2.74m
11:11AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.72m
4:21AM0.75m
4:29PM0.75m
5:03AM0.74m
5:12PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
7
11
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
10
8
Feels °C
3
6
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
4
2
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