Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.8
NE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
NE
9
1
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
101
74
119
104
65
96
43
53
77
72
78
107
218
172
160
118
141
106
128
120
118
95
91
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:45AM2.54m
4:23PM2.65m
4:52AM2.56m
5:26PM2.70m
5:56AM2.62m
6:22PM2.77m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.80m
10:46PM0.84m
11:08AM0.79m
11:46PM0.78m
12:09PM0.75m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
13
17
18
15
14
14
14
13
15
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
13
12
9
11
15
14
12
12
12
13
11
14
15
16
15
14
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