Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.1
NNW
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)13131312121212121212121111111111116677866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8111111888101010101099986103739174542217
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
2.61
2:49AM
2.53
3:29PM
2.58
3:55AM
2.51
4:34PM
2.62
4:59AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.77
8:45PM
0.91
9:05AM
0.84
9:50PM
0.92
10:12AM
0.86
10:53PM
0.90
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise6:20-------6:18-------6:16-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:13-------6:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------362-1-
Temp. °C141616141313141314161614131414151716141313121111
Feels °C (?)91111111010121211121211910101113109109867
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Auckland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Orewa Beach (light winds from the WSW at Auckland 9 km from Orewa Beach). No surfable waves

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1 h 17 min ago

19 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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