Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
28
69
221
250
153
106
69
43
32
23
15
14
10
9
9
5
5
4
2
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM2.76m
00:12AM2.81m
12:41PM2.67m
00:59AM2.70m
1:30PM2.57m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.68m
6:29AM0.68m
6:46PM0.82m
7:17AM0.77m
7:40PM0.94m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
12
13
12
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
8
7
9
8
6
7
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
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