Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
44
40
39
39
39
38
21
21
20
29
25
29
37
34
36
37
18
10
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:23AM2.56m
8:49PM2.71m
9:04AM2.60m
9:28PM2.74m
9:46AM2.63m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.76m
3:01AM0.83m
3:12PM0.73m
3:41AM0.78m
3:50PM0.72m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
12
12
10
9
7
7
10
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
7
7
5
5
3
3
5
7
8
9
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