Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
NE
8
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
59
54
38
38
36
32
31
21
21
21
22
23
16
16
10
30
20
31
32
51
54
95
135
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:30PM2.56m
5:38AM2.56m
6:18PM2.59m
6:24AM2.53m
7:01PM2.61m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.84m
11:31PM0.92m
11:48AM0.86m
00:18AM0.91m
12:31PM0.86m
1:02AM0.89m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
14
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
13
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
47
46
54
33
33
32
32
31
21
21
21
22
23
16
16
10
5
5
5
12
2
11
11
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
86
59
39
38
38
36
20
20
19
17
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
18
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
E
2
0.5
NE
8
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
30
20
31
32
51
54
95
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
41
91
37
78
91
103
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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