Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
16
0.8
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
10
6
16
15
15
6
6
6
6
12
6
10
21
11
16
15
8
8
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28AM2.64m
10:50PM2.74m
11:11AM2.64m
11:33PM2.71m
11:55AM2.61m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.75m
4:29PM0.75m
5:03AM0.74m
5:12PM0.80m
5:47AM0.74m
6:01PM0.86m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
11
9
7
6
6
6
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
2
1
-1
-1
0
3
6
5
6
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