Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.4°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). 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 (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
15
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
17
5
14
14
17
17
11
32
31
31
31
30
29
29
12
12
12
12
12
17
10
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:59AM2.43m
6:24PM2.60m
6:46AM2.56m
7:06PM2.69m
7:30AM2.67m
7:48PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.91m
00:33AM0.87m
12:54PM0.81m
1:16AM0.75m
1:37PM0.71m
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clear
clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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6:20
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1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
7
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
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