Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)988888888888888888776699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292424232213121212121212131212131313162119111616
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
2.78
11:52AM
2.84
12:16AM
2.77
12:40PM
2.79
1:05AM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.60
5:31AM
0.65
6:03PM
0.60
6:20AM
0.72
6:52PM
0.63
7:16AM
0.80
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58--------7:00-
Sunset-8:10-------8:09-------8:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211815151414182020191817161517212220171615161721
Feels °C (?)181513141312151615161616141316202118161615151519
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