Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1197
921
763
597
371
243
136
125
122
122
96
129
135
132
153
168
154
145
142
145
190
194
202
202
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
20
W
5
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM2.51m
3:18AM2.54m
4:01PM2.47m
4:12AM2.47m
4:58PM2.46m
5:06AM2.43m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.97m
9:37AM0.89m
10:07PM1.01m
10:25AM0.94m
10:58PM1.02m
11:13AM0.98m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
4
2
8
3
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
13
10
8
5
6
8
4
3
3
1
1
6
7
7
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
N
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
122
131
130
125
122
122
96
129
135
132
153
168
154
145
142
145
190
194
202
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.8
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
136
65
23
15
4
1
3
1
3
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
4
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
7
0.6
S
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
2
1.1
S
4
1.5
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
1197
921
763
597
371
243
7
14
20
37
28
2
1
42
100
108
108
30
5
3
3
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
329
323
281
145
41
37
27
27
83
83
83
0
27
60
173
83
127
83
36
36
0
0
0
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
5
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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