Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.6°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
31
37
37
51
71
75
99
113
110
120
164
427
588
408
300
216
125
98
78
52
86
72
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
E
15
E
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:16AM2.53m
7:40PM2.69m
7:58AM2.62m
8:20PM2.76m
8:40AM2.69m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.94m
1:26PM0.82m
1:51AM0.84m
2:07PM0.74m
2:32AM0.75m
2:46PM0.68m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
6
5
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
7
6
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
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