Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 May 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1
NE
9
1.2
NNE
10
0.9
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
314
256
450
377
159
267
136
236
180
101
133
130
127
119
119
94
121
123
126
123
86
86
85
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:37PM2.56m
3:02AM2.66m
3:37PM2.54m
3:57AM2.62m
4:36PM2.54m
4:49AM2.59m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.86m
9:25AM0.80m
9:49PM0.90m
10:16AM0.82m
10:42PM0.92m
11:04AM0.84m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
12
14
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1
NE
9
1.2
NNE
10
0.9
NE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
Energy kJ
261
314
256
450
377
159
267
132
236
180
101
133
130
127
99
96
94
92
92
90
123
62
62
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
83
68
74
157
154
136
147
115
92
119
121
121
119
119
90
121
123
126
62
86
86
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
123
119
117
83
82
4
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
393
239
212
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
37
37
37
27
7
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
32
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
6
4
4
4
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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