Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.1°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
172
108
204
212
197
133
110
62
78
65
43
30
19
19
19
12
7
8
4
5
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
N
5
N
10
NE
5
E
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM2.52m
00:27AM2.44m
12:58PM2.41m
1:13AM2.35m
1:50PM2.33m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.82m
6:24PM0.96m
6:39AM0.93m
7:17PM1.05m
7:28AM1.02m
8:12PM1.11m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
8
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
15
13
12
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
14
9
6
8
7
6
8
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
5
5
5
6
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