Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.3°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
144
205
375
169
80
96
79
72
86
61
43
29
28
17
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56AM2.53m
3:40PM2.60m
4:06AM2.55m
4:47PM2.69m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.92m
9:14AM0.78m
9:59PM0.89m
10:23AM0.76m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
6
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
14
13
13
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
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