Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
N
7
2
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
7
7
20
53
74
100
148
219
319
447
229
181
157
127
124
98
95
74
74
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41PM2.53m
3:08AM2.54m
3:54PM2.57m
4:18AM2.56m
5:04PM2.67m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.76m
9:04PM0.94m
9:28AM0.74m
10:10PM0.89m
10:33AM0.70m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
5
7
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
13
13
12
13
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
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