Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
1.7
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
237
393
369
251
224
148
109
61
92
68
66
64
41
41
25
24
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:09PM2.96m
10:38AM2.85m
10:54PM2.87m
11:23AM2.77m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.53m
4:36PM0.58m
5:06AM0.60m
5:22PM0.71m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
6
6
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
3
1
0
0
1
4
6
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
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