Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
NE
10
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
45
48
58
92
74
83
95
95
171
140
119
118
123
120
92
92
70
68
68
111
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
High Tide
8:13AM2.87m
8:36PM3.02m
9:03AM2.90m
9:23PM3.01m
9:51AM2.89m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.41m
2:54AM0.50m
3:09PM0.42m
3:40AM0.50m
3:53PM0.48m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
13
13
10
10
9
8
8
8
6
8
8
7
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