Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
70
68
53
41
29
28
28
19
18
11
11
11
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
35
84
110
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:53PM2.88m
12:21PM2.72m
00:44AM2.81m
1:13PM2.65m
1:34AM2.72m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.53m
6:13AM0.62m
6:25PM0.66m
7:05AM0.69m
7:21PM0.79m
7:56AM0.75m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
14
15
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
90
70
68
53
41
29
28
28
19
18
11
11
11
10
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
15
13
12
5
5
5
1
2
1
2
2
1
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
1
1
1
4
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.7
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
2
5
5
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
35
84
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
41
41
56
56
86
98
210
193
138
46
46
46
37
37
37
37
37
37
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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