Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
24
27
8
8
8
26
19
13
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
14
31
16
36
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:20PM2.79m
6:40AM2.73m
7:14PM2.90m
7:37AM2.80m
8:07PM2.98m
8:31AM2.85m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.68m
12:54PM0.48m
1:30AM0.59m
1:51PM0.40m
2:25AM0.52m
2:44PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
12
15
15
14
13
14
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
14
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