Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.4°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
N
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
1.4
N
6
2.1
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
3
3
144
419
156
85
60
45
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:51AM2.56m
2:28PM2.58m
2:56AM2.53m
3:40PM2.60m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.91m
8:09AM0.77m
8:53PM0.92m
9:14AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
6
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
13
13
13
11
11
12
13
11
12
13
12
12
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