Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
107
68
78
73
96
71
158
125
127
128
98
96
96
128
121
94
92
92
115
145
120
122
92
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:41AM2.60m
1:04PM2.49m
1:29AM2.57m
1:57PM2.48m
2:24AM2.55m
3:00PM2.49m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.82m
7:20PM0.95m
7:56AM0.80m
8:21PM0.96m
8:51AM0.76m
9:23PM0.92m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
15
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
10
11
9
9
8
8
6
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
6
8
8
7
7
7
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