Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
143
104
107
104
110
110
73
69
69
64
41
40
37
37
29
47
127
138
132
117
144
154
178
173
92
74
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:33AM2.57m
5:00PM2.69m
5:35AM2.60m
5:54PM2.71m
6:31AM2.66m
6:44PM2.71m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.78m
10:48AM0.82m
11:21PM0.76m
11:45AM0.82m
00:12AM0.73m
12:37PM0.80m
00:59AM0.71m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
20
21
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
21
17
16
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Feels °C
16
17
17
18
17
18
19
18
19
18
18
20
21
19
19
18
18
17
16
18
18
20
16
17
13
13
13
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