Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
154
207
203
168
118
113
111
108
72
69
71
69
52
52
51
51
37
50
48
31
37
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:56AM2.62m
6:22PM2.77m
6:53AM2.70m
7:12PM2.82m
7:45AM2.77m
7:58PM2.84m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.75m
00:40AM0.72m
1:03PM0.69m
1:29AM0.65m
1:51PM0.65m
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Temp °C
13
13
15
18
18
17
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
13
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
13
14
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