Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
NE
4
0.3
E
11
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
120
125
125
125
127
71
94
92
90
62
61
61
42
42
42
41
65
14
12
20
18
20
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:27AM2.55m
4:12PM2.55m
4:33AM2.58m
5:20PM2.66m
5:39AM2.65m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.92m
9:49AM0.70m
10:26PM0.86m
10:49AM0.64m
11:30PM0.78m
11:52AM0.56m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
7
8
7
6
8
8
8
8
9
7
7
6
9
10
10
10
11
9
11
11
11
11
12
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