Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
77
85
106
116
150
146
164
169
207
273
244
181
149
103
82
48
76
125
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:40PM2.69m
7:58AM2.62m
8:20PM2.76m
8:40AM2.69m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.82m
1:51AM0.84m
2:07PM0.74m
2:32AM0.75m
2:46PM0.68m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
4
3
4
10
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
14
12
6
5
7
6
7
9
8
7
7
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