Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
23
23
23
36
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
10
10
4
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:18AM2.25m
4:03PM2.35m
4:17AM2.27m
5:01PM2.40m
5:21AM2.33m
5:54PM2.47m
Low Tide
9:42AM1.07m
10:24PM1.05m
10:42AM1.06m
11:16PM0.99m
11:39AM1.00m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:28
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
12
12
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
13
12
11
11
12
14
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
11
10
9
12
13
12
9
10
10
9
8
11
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
11
16
16
16
13
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