Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
N
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
1.6
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
3
3
3
190
168
133
76
59
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM2.62m
1:23PM2.61m
1:51AM2.56m
2:28PM2.58m
2:56AM2.53m
3:40PM2.60m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.73m
7:47PM0.91m
8:09AM0.77m
8:53PM0.92m
9:14AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
9
10
9
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
10
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