Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
30
29
17
16
12
11
9
9
8
22
24
23
19
12
18
18
30
32
28
27
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:47PM2.69m
5:13AM2.63m
5:45PM2.79m
6:12AM2.72m
6:37PM2.89m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.76m
11:04PM0.82m
11:27AM0.69m
00:03AM0.73m
12:25PM0.61m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
4
Temp °C
11
13
14
12
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
13
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
8
8
10
9
7
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
9
5
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