Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)981214145555566666667777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4241493640534248597095118117113122140197217248279311472742874
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
45
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
2.88
11:32AM
2.85
11:58PM
2.86
12:23PM
2.79
12:50AM
2.80
1:17PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.58
5:41PM
0.50
6:07AM
0.65
6:32PM
0.55
7:05AM
0.74
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:28-------7:25
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--1121--------------39126
Temp. °C191919191919191817171818181819191919191918171717
Feels °C (?)192020181716161514131414141415151616161614121210
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