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Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.2
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)877777777711111110111111111158746
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138112888367654949363640615778908686112815641272747
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
W
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
2.95
10:14AM
2.83
10:42PM
2.91
11:08AM
2.77
11:36PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
0.38
3:59AM
0.52
4:22PM
0.41
4:55AM
0.58
5:15PM
0.49
5:54AM
0.66
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset5:49-------5:47-------5:46-------
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22------11--------------
Temp. °C171514141313141616141111111112121313131211101113
Feels °C (?)161412131212141615117766878107766710
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