Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
597
371
239
183
125
125
147
131
126
132
132
247
230
179
148
148
151
158
202
202
239
279
290
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
W
30
SSE
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
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-off
High Tide
3:18AM2.54m
4:01PM2.47m
4:12AM2.47m
4:58PM2.46m
5:06AM2.43m
5:50PM2.48m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.97m
9:37AM0.89m
10:07PM1.01m
10:25AM0.94m
10:58PM1.02m
11:13AM0.98m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
4
7
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
13
Feels °C
12
10
10
12
13
13
10
6
5
5
4
3
2
1
-1
0
4
6
8
8
8
10
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
N
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
125
131
183
125
125
147
131
126
132
132
247
230
179
148
148
151
158
202
202
239
279
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
128
83
33
15
8
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SW
3
1
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1
WSW
4
0.7
SSW
3
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
789
597
371
239
2
8
28
60
37
9
71
98
104
128
120
83
31
20
20
14
6
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
106
145
41
37
7
27
82
83
83
0
36
258
83
187
209
127
83
36
0
0
27
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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