Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
0.5
E
11
0.8
N
7
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
109
105
103
102
102
69
69
68
65
108
79
68
63
63
39
39
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:31PM2.59m
7:41AM2.49m
8:10PM2.66m
8:23AM2.56m
8:49PM2.71m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.97m
1:54PM0.83m
2:21AM0.90m
2:34PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
14
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
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