Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
23
23
14
34
62
56
94
188
263
143
154
197
175
149
123
96
61
29
30
19
21
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
S
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:31AM2.63m
11:44PM2.55m
12:13PM2.52m
00:27AM2.44m
12:58PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.72m
5:35PM0.86m
5:53AM0.82m
6:24PM0.96m
6:39AM0.93m
7:17PM1.05m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
15
17
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
12
13
14
12
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
8
7
6
5
7
8
10
10
9
9
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