Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is

16.9°C

Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NE 8	N 7	N 14	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	67	59	59	43	37	37	59	64	49	52	97	62	100	197	167	162	99	74	57	45	65	44	32	36	36	50
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NNE	NW	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NE	N	N	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:35AM2.60m				5:54PM2.71m				6:31AM2.66m				6:44PM2.71m					7:22AM2.71m				7:31PM2.70m
Low Tide				11:45AM0.82m				00:12AM0.73m				12:37PM0.80m				00:59AM0.71m					1:25PM0.77m				1:44AM0.70m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	1	—	—	1	6	3	2	1	1	3	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	21	23	20	19	18	18	17	18	18	21	21	18	17	16	15	15	18	20	20	19	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	18	17	21	22	21	20	18	18	17	17	16	20	20	17	16	15	14	14	17	19	18	17	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 6	N 15	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 6
kJ	67	59	59	42	37	37	23	21	21	52	4	53	100	127	167	162	99	74	45	45	34	35	32	36	35	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 7	N 10	N 15	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 14	N 13
kJ	5	5	2	2	2	4	10	10	4	29	2	18	20	20	20	5	24	50	57	37	37	37	16	17	36	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	NE 10	N 12	N 10	N 12	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	2	2	5	5	5	5	4	4	2	4	3	2	3	—	3	4	3	14	16	37	65	11	11	11	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 7	N 6	N 7	NNE 4	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNW 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	NE 7
kJ	20	21	30	43	20	37	59	64	49	45	97	62	60	197	—	—	24	24	23	—	45	44	31	31	29	50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Orewa Beach Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Middleton Bay Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	29	29	37	74	0	37	37	37	37	78	41	325	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	74	82	37	37	37	41
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Piha North	Whatipu	Whatipu		Red Beach	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Piha-The Ditch		O'Neills Bay		Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach				Piha-The Ditch	Piha-The Ditch	Whatipu	Whatipu
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2		1	2	2	2	2		1		1	2	1	1	1	1	1				4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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