Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
6
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.8
NNE
6
2.1
N
7
3
N
8
2.4
NNW
8
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
2
N
7
1.8
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.5
N
8
2.1
ENE
6
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
9
1.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
188
181
177
167
130
130
200
384
937
695
388
319
452
371
299
371
501
603
291
341
324
290
263
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:51AM2.53m
11:14PM2.65m
11:33AM2.52m
11:56PM2.63m
12:17PM2.50m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.83m
4:53PM0.81m
5:31AM0.83m
5:35PM0.86m
6:16AM0.83m
6:24PM0.92m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
2
1
1
2
8
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
15
13
13
14
12
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
13
13
11
9
8
6
4
5
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
10
9
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
1.2
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.1
N
18
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
8
Energy kJ
191
135
90
177
167
130
130
130
100
100
73
73
74
77
74
73
73
6
291
266
324
290
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
18
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
188
181
40
30
2
6
3
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
6
0.4
W
3
0.7
NNE
6
1.2
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
2.1
N
7
3
N
8
2.4
NNW
8
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
2
N
7
1.8
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.9
ENE
6
2.1
ENE
6
2
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
253
3
39
70
200
384
937
695
388
319
452
371
299
371
501
603
280
341
322
255
263
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
4
4
2
5
5
4
1
Distance (km)
32
0
0
0
0
41
37
193
292
83
83
83
83
193
41
41
41
41
41
36
46
46
46
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
7
6
5
9
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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