Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
0.1
NE
14
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
7
2.3
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
121
7
148
213
232
572
277
223
161
161
130
130
105
103
100
100
76
79
77
79
90
94
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:08AM2.54m
3:54PM2.57m
4:18AM2.56m
5:04PM2.67m
5:26AM2.63m
6:04PM2.79m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.74m
10:10PM0.89m
10:33AM0.70m
11:16PM0.82m
11:40AM0.63m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
4
6
9
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
10
11
13
14
12
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
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