Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
8
7
7
7
19
18
28
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:46AM2.58m
2:21PM2.47m
2:37AM2.46m
3:20PM2.39m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.94m
8:05AM0.88m
8:35PM1.02m
8:54AM0.97m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
7
11
12
9
9
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