Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
17
16
16
15
18
14
15
15
18
17
17
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM2.81m
7:25PM2.95m
7:54AM2.87m
8:10PM2.96m
8:40AM2.89m
8:55PM2.93m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.54m
1:43AM0.57m
2:01PM0.51m
2:27AM0.53m
2:44PM0.51m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
8
7
7
5
6
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
9
8
9
9
9
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