Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
42
33
24
10
10
11
11
11
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:36AM2.71m
00:00AM2.69m
12:26PM2.66m
00:53AM2.62m
1:23PM2.61m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.80m
6:13AM0.68m
6:43PM0.87m
7:08AM0.73m
7:47PM0.91m
cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:35
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Temp °C
14
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
11
11
10
10
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