Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 21 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212121212151515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858484848483525147464545504944384242427070676260
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
2.59
9:20PM
2.48
9:50AM
2.62
10:01PM
2.51
10:31AM
2.65
10:44PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.90
3:31AM
0.79
4:00PM
0.87
4:12AM
0.75
4:43PM
0.85
4:52AM
0.74
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00
Sunset---8:37-------8:38-------8:38----
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171919181615151518212220191919192122242120202121
Feels °C (?)131514141413131416181918191919181918201817171919
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