Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
296
290
290
290
360
403
426
403
338
332
326
320
314
265
270
281
326
314
259
190
432
432
432
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:05AM2.47m
8:35PM2.62m
8:45AM2.50m
9:14PM2.64m
9:26AM2.52m
9:54PM2.66m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.83m
2:45AM0.90m
2:56PM0.78m
3:26AM0.87m
3:35PM0.76m
4:07AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
12
11
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
12
Energy kJ
345
296
290
290
290
360
403
426
403
338
332
326
320
314
265
270
281
326
314
259
190
432
432
432
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
ENE
13
0.7
ENE
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
139
168
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.4
NE
13
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
44
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
36
27
36
36
27
27
7
7
27
27
0
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
32
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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