Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
83
67
54
33
24
15
14
10
9
8
5
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:12AM2.81m
12:41PM2.67m
00:59AM2.70m
1:30PM2.57m
1:46AM2.58m
2:21PM2.47m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.68m
6:46PM0.82m
7:17AM0.77m
7:40PM0.94m
8:05AM0.88m
8:35PM1.02m
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
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