Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.8
SE
4
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
38
38
33
18
18
17
17
16
25
83
173
233
327
328
233
170
64
47
66
30
29
21
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:36PM2.85m
12:04PM2.70m
00:32AM2.77m
1:01PM2.63m
1:31AM2.70m
2:00PM2.58m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.66m
6:11PM0.59m
6:56AM0.74m
7:11PM0.70m
7:57AM0.79m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:45
5:44
5:43
3
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
10
10
13
14
14
14
12
12
13
13
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
11
7
8
6
6
9
11
12
12
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
11
10
11
12
12
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
81
36
35
33
18
18
11
10
9
25
2
2
2
2
2
2
61
47
66
30
29
21
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
8
8
3
3
2
3
17
17
16
7
2
2
2
2
2
10
10
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
6
6
5
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.3
S
3
0.9
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
Energy kJ
4
38
38
23
16
13
2
83
173
233
327
328
233
170
64
39
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
27
46
46
46
46
37
46
37
37
37
36
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
46
46
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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