Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
265
265
270
275
275
314
214
218
446
446
461
432
425
347
336
265
240
235
188
146
141
138
133
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
9:14PM2.64m
9:26AM2.52m
9:54PM2.66m
10:09AM2.53m
10:34PM2.66m
10:51AM2.53m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.87m
3:35PM0.76m
4:07AM0.84m
4:13PM0.77m
4:49AM0.83m
4:53PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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7:33
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—
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—
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7:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:33
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
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5:15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:16
—
—
—
—
—
—
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5:16
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
15
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
11
10
8
9
9
11
11
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
270
265
265
270
275
275
314
214
218
446
446
461
432
425
347
336
265
240
235
188
146
141
138
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
ENE
13
0.7
ENE
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
—
—
—
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
139
168
2
2
2
2
2
2
—
—
—
58
35
17
13
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
N
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
14
12
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.2
N
6
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
5
85
5
21
31
52
100
89
4
5
3
3
21
7
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Distance (km)
0
0
4
27
27
37
37
37
37
32
32
37
83
254
356
254
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Piha-The Ditch
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Red Beach
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
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Otago
Aropaonui
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Otago
Makorori Centre
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Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
Otago
Shingles
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
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West Coast South Island
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
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Amanzimtoti
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Amanzimtoti
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Banana Beach
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Point Roadnight
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Point Roadnight
Australia
Cathedral Rock
Australia
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Bancoora
Australia
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Amanzimtoti
South Africa
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Cyclops
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Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Cat Bay (Shelly Beach)
Australia
Daly Heads
Australia
Daly Heads
Australia
Flynns Reef
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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