Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)8788887777777711111110111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173243253291222186898365654949363540405856616161615936
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
2.87
9:50PM
2.95
10:14AM
2.83
10:42PM
2.91
11:08AM
2.77
11:36PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
0.49
3:31PM
0.38
3:59AM
0.52
4:22PM
0.41
4:55AM
0.58
5:15PM
0.49
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:46---
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--131----12-----------
Temp. °C151415171715151413131416151311121212111314141313
Feels °C (?)13131415161515131212141510867786911101010
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