Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
327
465
376
163
134
159
152
131
153
353
303
335
374
307
202
171
146
184
71
159
159
158
158
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33AM2.52m
11:56PM2.63m
12:17PM2.50m
00:41AM2.60m
1:04PM2.49m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.83m
5:35PM0.86m
6:16AM0.83m
6:24PM0.92m
7:04AM0.82m
7:20PM0.95m
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
15
1
1
1
1
1
6
11
8
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
5
7
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
9
9
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.1
N
21
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.3
N
12
1.5
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
100
98
98
98
74
75
74
98
96
70
8
64
61
25
307
202
171
146
184
40
159
159
158
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
21
0.6
E
10
0.4
N
12
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
E
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
68
43
65
109
61
37
71
20
14
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.6
N
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
26
43
29
26
46
31
18
10
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
0.7
E
10
1
SE
4
1.1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
384
327
465
376
163
134
159
152
131
153
353
303
335
374
92
33
42
61
48
22
14
7
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
6
5
5
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
83
356
83
32
91
41
41
41
41
46
41
41
46
46
46
46
36
36
36
36
36
36
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
7
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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