Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
21
35
35
32
17
16
16
11
10
9
2
7
5
8
8
4
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06AM2.51m
1:39PM2.43m
1:54AM2.39m
2:34PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.96m
7:21AM0.92m
7:55PM1.05m
8:11AM1.02m
8:50PM1.12m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
10
9
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