Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
E
6
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
144
126
106
98
115
139
94
117
128
108
114
62
54
79
111
232
262
257
194
190
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM2.63m
3:45AM2.54m
4:23PM2.65m
4:52AM2.56m
5:26PM2.70m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.76m
9:42PM0.86m
10:03AM0.80m
10:46PM0.84m
11:08AM0.79m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
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Temp °C
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
13
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
11
13
12
11
12
11
10
11
14
14
12
12
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