Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
15
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
32
31
31
31
30
29
29
28
12
12
12
12
17
26
19
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:46AM2.56m
7:06PM2.69m
7:30AM2.67m
7:48PM2.76m
8:14AM2.76m
8:32PM2.81m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.87m
12:54PM0.81m
1:16AM0.75m
1:37PM0.71m
1:59AM0.65m
2:20PM0.64m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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7:21
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6:22
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 mm
1
1
3
4
1
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1
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3
1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
15
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
10
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
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