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Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
21.9° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.7
N
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.8
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)129412811884455577788888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1414141412121212212529252043434445575755699593107
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
2.34
5:40AM
2.35
5:45PM
2.32
6:35AM
2.39
6:38PM
2.33
7:21AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
1.05
11:37AM
1.11
11:50PM
1.06
12:30PM
1.10
12:43AM
1.03
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset-8:42-------8:40-------8:40------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---21-14323-------------
Temp. °C242322202020222222232019191821232422181717172021
Feels °C (?)232223212021212323232119191819202120171717172020
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