Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.5° 

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 (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 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
104
125
125
73
69
67
59
59
42
37
37
26
26
90
80
129
186
265
233
212
154
102
63
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
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7:55
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7:57
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1
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1
5
1
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Temp °C
17
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
20
22
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
21
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
17
18
19
18
19
18
17
20
22
19
17
18
17
17
16
18
18
19
15
15
13
14
13
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