Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
ENE
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
66
63
62
61
41
41
40
97
89
86
77
77
79
82
84
84
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30AM2.33m
5:19PM2.39m
5:25AM2.33m
6:08PM2.45m
Low Tide
10:23PM1.11m
10:38AM1.07m
11:17PM1.11m
11:32AM1.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
7
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
7
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