Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.8
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
46
173
173
119
76
46
32
24
16
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26PM2.91m
11:53AM2.76m
00:12AM2.81m
12:41PM2.67m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.59m
5:54PM0.68m
6:29AM0.68m
6:46PM0.82m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
6
6
7
8
8
9
10
7
7
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