Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (29 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)--
Afternoon (29 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
NE
8
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
38
38
36
32
31
21
21
21
22
16
16
16
38
16
19
35
49
70
119
131
139
297
335
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:30PM2.56m
5:38AM2.56m
6:18PM2.59m
6:24AM2.53m
7:01PM2.61m
7:08AM2.50m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.92m
11:48AM0.86m
00:18AM0.91m
12:31PM0.86m
1:02AM0.89m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
Energy kJ
54
33
33
32
32
31
21
21
21
22
16
16
16
6
5
5
5
2
2
2
10
3
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
39
38
38
36
20
20
19
17
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
2
2
2
3
3
3
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
38
16
19
35
49
70
119
131
139
297
335
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
55
91
37
91
91
103
145
329
358
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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