Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

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

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
104
97
118
94
92
90
92
92
92
90
118
122
121
125
128
50
49
48
66
62
61
43
43
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:57PM2.48m
2:24AM2.55m
3:00PM2.49m
3:27AM2.55m
4:12PM2.55m
4:33AM2.58m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.96m
8:51AM0.76m
9:23PM0.92m
9:49AM0.70m
10:26PM0.86m
10:49AM0.64m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
11
Feels °C
7
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
6
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
6
6
7
8
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