Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
1.1
NNE
4
1.2
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
164
205
173
181
164
143
104
104
104
101
84
59
69
69
57
46
40
45
86
50
42
66
93
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:01PM2.69m
4:33AM2.57m
5:00PM2.69m
5:35AM2.60m
5:54PM2.71m
6:31AM2.66m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.80m
10:25PM0.78m
10:48AM0.82m
11:21PM0.76m
11:45AM0.82m
00:12AM0.73m
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
19
19
17
17
17
16
21
22
21
19
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
18
16
18
18
17
18
18
16
21
21
21
20
16
16
16
16
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