Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is

16.6°C

Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	143	104	107	104	125	94	71	69	69	59	41	39	37	37	37	36	43	121	149	171	195	186	186	117	92	76
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NW	N	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		4:33AM2.57m				5:00PM2.69m				5:35AM2.60m				5:54PM2.71m				6:31AM2.66m				6:44PM2.71m
Low Tide				10:48AM0.82m				11:21PM0.76m				11:45AM0.82m				00:12AM0.73m				12:37PM0.80m				00:59AM0.71m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	—	—	—	1	8	—	3	2	2	1	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	19	19	17	17	17	17	20	22	19	18	18	18	18	17	19	20	21	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	16	16	17	17	19	19	17	18	18	17	20	22	19	17	18	18	18	16	18	18	19	16	14	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	143	104	107	104	125	94	71	69	69	59	41	39	37	37	37	36	22	2	4	18	20	186	186	117	92	76
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	N 10	N 6	NE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	N 18	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	2	26	26	27	2	2	2	2	5	5	15	2	29	5	10	10	4	6	3	3	3	20	20	43	39	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 10	—	N 10	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 13	N 14
kJ	4	2	2	2	7	7	6	6	2	2	2	5	2	5	4	4	2	4	2	—	2	3	3	5	3	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 8	NE 3	NNE 2	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 4	N 6	—	N 6	N 6	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	—	—	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	32	2	1	38	31	29	31	8	31	—	28	28	17	43	121	149	171	195	32	—	—	35	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Back Beach Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Tawharanui Northland	Red Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	29	29	37	37	91	37	37	0	29	0	29	56	37	37	29	37	37	37	105	283	0	0	27	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Piha North	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu		Piha-The Ditch	Piha North	Piha North	Piha North	Whatipu	Whatipu		Piha North	Whatipu		Whatipu	Piha North	Piha North			Red Beach	Red Beach		Red Beach	Red Beach	Red Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2		2	3	2			1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Piha North Auckland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Barrancon Chile	Lebu Chile	Boners United States	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Benkunqut Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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