Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999999129988888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292929282828272626251430292424232212121219191112
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
2.85
10:44PM
2.77
11:06AM
2.86
11:29PM
2.78
11:52AM
2.84
12:16AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.63
4:34PM
0.64
4:47AM
0.62
5:18PM
0.60
5:31AM
0.65
6:03PM
0.60
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:58------
Sunset-----8:12-------8:10-------8:09--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181619212120181615151720211916151514172020191917
Feels °C (?)161416171617151211111417181614141413141616161815
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