Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
1.4
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
8
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
8
8
7
7
7
9
19
44
150
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM2.70m
1:30PM2.57m
1:46AM2.58m
2:21PM2.47m
2:37AM2.46m
3:20PM2.39m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.77m
7:40PM0.94m
8:05AM0.88m
8:35PM1.02m
8:54AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
8
8
8
10
12
10
10
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