Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101099999999998998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)877550472929292828282727262524302924242322131312
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
2.73
10:22AM
2.85
10:44PM
2.77
11:06AM
2.86
11:29PM
2.78
11:52AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.70
4:05AM
0.63
4:34PM
0.64
4:47AM
0.62
5:18PM
0.60
5:31AM
0.65
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset-8:13-------8:12-------8:10------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C212020201816192121201817161517202119161515151820
Feels °C (?)171718191615161616171513121113171816141414141516
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