Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.5
S
5
1.6
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
5
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
158
162
127
98
98
96
115
118
123
125
92
92
92
120
120
146
116
154
164
125
48
49
50
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:29AM2.57m
1:57PM2.48m
2:24AM2.55m
3:00PM2.49m
3:27AM2.55m
4:12PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.95m
7:56AM0.80m
8:21PM0.96m
8:51AM0.76m
9:23PM0.92m
9:49AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
8
8
9
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