Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
76
60
63
38
42
43
29
19
17
16
12
11
9
9
8
22
24
23
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:40PM2.60m
4:06AM2.55m
4:47PM2.69m
5:13AM2.63m
5:45PM2.79m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.89m
10:23AM0.76m
11:04PM0.82m
11:27AM0.69m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
10
10
11
14
14
12
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
9
11
11
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
11
12
12
9
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