Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNW
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
160
107
60
72
61
37
41
43
28
19
17
16
12
11
9
9
8
22
24
23
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:40PM2.60m
4:06AM2.55m
4:47PM2.69m
5:13AM2.63m
5:45PM2.79m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.78m
9:59PM0.89m
10:23AM0.76m
11:04PM0.82m
11:27AM0.69m
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
12
12
10
9
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
12
9
8
10
11
6
6
7
7
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
8
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