Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
201
201
330
402
217
197
178
83
106
73
98
162
128
128
128
131
128
96
96
98
73
72
75
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:17PM2.50m
00:41AM2.60m
1:04PM2.49m
1:29AM2.57m
1:57PM2.48m
2:24AM2.55m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.83m
6:24PM0.92m
7:04AM0.82m
7:20PM0.95m
7:56AM0.80m
8:21PM0.96m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
4
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
11
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
10
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
10
12
11
10
9
7
8
7
7
10
9
8
8
7
9
7
6
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
244
201
65
46
402
217
197
178
83
64
41
98
162
128
128
128
131
128
96
96
98
73
72
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
68
65
2
45
45
60
27
106
73
31
14
14
11
5
5
6
7
7
2
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
28
29
27
62
27
19
15
4
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.3
ESE
3
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
90
2
201
330
346
10
23
31
21
10
6
14
34
24
12
6
3
3
13
25
45
61
54
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
5
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
32
41
37
46
36
60
36
27
27
36
36
36
36
0
4
27
36
93
36
36
36
36
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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