Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.0° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
NE
6
2
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
175
293
312
312
271
271
320
237
96
67
62
59
51
39
37
32
38
38
32
47
60
46
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
5
E
0
SSE
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:27AM2.72m
6:57PM2.91m
7:22AM2.81m
7:48PM2.98m
8:13AM2.87m
8:36PM3.02m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.72m
12:41PM0.54m
1:15AM0.62m
1:35PM0.46m
2:06AM0.55m
2:24PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
10
9
10
10
12
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
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