Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
1
ESE
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
1.6
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)11111111111167101010101096677777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858686828137802318181717165648206479654542403353255193113
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
2.77
11:36PM
2.85
12:04PM
2.70
12:32AM
2.77
1:01PM
2.63
1:31AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.49
5:54AM
0.66
6:11PM
0.59
6:56AM
0.74
7:11PM
0.70
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------8134205109331
Temp. °C13141515141211101012141414121191011101114141414
Feels °C (?)9101311966668111112965575710101110
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