Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.5°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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
9
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
7
22
42
56
64
74
75
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:20PM2.51m
6:31AM2.43m
7:00PM2.61m
7:16AM2.53m
7:40PM2.69m
Low Tide
00:26AM1.03m
12:43PM0.92m
1:09AM0.94m
1:26PM0.82m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
14
13
13
16
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
14
13
13
15
13
11
13
12
11
9
9
11
11
11
12
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