Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.9° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
84
85
87
129
132
126
123
126
121
119
117
114
109
105
103
102
102
100
69
68
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:14AM2.37m
6:51PM2.52m
6:59AM2.43m
7:31PM2.59m
7:41AM2.49m
8:10PM2.66m
Low Tide
12:25PM1.00m
00:56AM1.04m
1:12PM0.92m
1:40AM0.97m
1:54PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
6
8
8
9
8
7
7
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
8
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