Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
23
23
23
36
20
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:04PM2.34m
3:18AM2.25m
4:03PM2.35m
4:17AM2.27m
5:01PM2.40m
Low Tide
9:30PM1.07m
9:42AM1.07m
10:24PM1.05m
10:42AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:28
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7:40
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
9
10
10
8
10
9
11
11
9
9
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