Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
15
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
17
17
11
32
31
31
31
30
29
29
12
12
12
12
12
18
38
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM2.60m
6:46AM2.56m
7:06PM2.69m
7:30AM2.67m
7:48PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.91m
00:33AM0.87m
12:54PM0.81m
1:16AM0.75m
1:37PM0.71m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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7:03
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6:19
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6:20
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7:21
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 mm
1
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2
2
3
1
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4
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
9
10
8
9
8
6
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