Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
N
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
23
14
14
23
14
28
49
72
69
73
206
231
355
370
243
153
80
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM2.66m
11:31AM2.63m
11:44PM2.55m
12:13PM2.52m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.75m
5:11AM0.72m
5:35PM0.86m
5:53AM0.82m
6:24PM0.96m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
2
2
4
Temp °C
15
14
12
11
12
12
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
12
12
11
9
11
12
11
10
5
5
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