Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
268
199
167
84
65
51
113
155
83
144
143
181
192
92
57
59
45
44
31
30
25
28
24
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:59PM2.34m
3:34AM2.47m
4:04PM2.40m
4:32AM2.54m
5:08PM2.52m
5:28AM2.63m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.94m
9:26PM1.00m
9:58AM0.86m
10:24PM0.92m
10:50AM0.75m
11:20PM0.81m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
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>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:23
5:22
4
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
16
16
16
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
2
268
199
167
84
65
51
113
2
2
2
2
2
2
92
40
36
25
44
31
25
25
17
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
48
48
45
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
26
30
30
25
28
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
1
E
9
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
375
55
2
2
1
3
155
83
144
143
181
192
52
57
59
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
4
5
1
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
46
37
27
27
27
27
36
36
37
37
37
37
37
36
37
36
37
37
36
36
37
37
37
37
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
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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