Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
NE
5
2.1
NE
6
3
NE
7
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
98
320
815
1317
1411
1516
964
688
298
337
319
269
130
100
96
127
126
129
132
162
306
372
372
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25AM2.63m
3:02PM2.51m
3:18AM2.54m
4:01PM2.47m
4:12AM2.47m
4:58PM2.46m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.90m
8:47AM0.82m
9:13PM0.97m
9:37AM0.89m
10:07PM1.01m
10:25AM0.94m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
8
13
21
2
5
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
13
11
11
10
9
7
5
4
4
3
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
1.4
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
N
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
3
250
157
125
128
130
100
96
127
126
129
132
162
306
372
372
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
103
60
21
14
3
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
NE
5
2.1
NE
6
3
NE
7
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.6
N
7
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
S
5
1.6
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
107
98
320
815
1317
1411
1516
964
688
298
337
319
269
7
24
13
4
20
74
149
149
100
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
41
41
323
323
274
45
356
83
323
83
83
145
4
29
82
83
41
27
27
36
60
254
254
178
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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