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Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.5° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555430302929282726262626262525252525252625222121
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglasscross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
2.82
1:14AM
2.66
1:32PM
2.73
2:01AM
2.58
2:17PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.63
7:04PM
0.67
7:15AM
0.76
7:51PM
0.75
8:07AM
0.89
8:37PM
0.84
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:43-------8:42--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171821232321191818182124242219191919232627242020
Feels °C (?)151618201918171617172022222120191920232525232019
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