Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
8
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
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
8
13
39
38
35
12
12
21
35
35
32
17
16
16
24
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:21AM2.63m
12:51PM2.55m
1:06AM2.51m
1:39PM2.43m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.84m
6:34AM0.80m
7:01PM0.96m
7:21AM0.92m
7:55PM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
6
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
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