Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.5° 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.


How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
340
394
400
424
633
468
459
394
392
402
394
384
379
377
325
271
279
327
354
361
347
290
290
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:35PM2.51m
6:42AM2.41m
7:16PM2.55m
7:24AM2.44m
7:56PM2.58m
8:05AM2.47m
Low Tide
00:35AM1.00m
12:49PM0.95m
1:20AM0.97m
1:34PM0.89m
2:03AM0.94m
2:16PM0.83m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
8
7
6
8
9
9
11
11
11
9
9
8
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
0.1
N
13
1.1
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.2
ENE
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
340
340
394
400
424
434
468
459
394
3
233
3
11
379
377
325
271
279
327
354
361
347
290
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
1.7
E
10
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
1.4
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
633
1
1
2
392
402
394
384
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
7
36
36
7
46
36
36
36
37
37
37
37
37
37
27
37
27
7
36
7
27
27
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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