Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
146
128
256
319
247
257
403
291
307
226
137
89
80
72
69
159
128
128
98
98
98
96
96
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:56PM2.63m
12:17PM2.50m
00:41AM2.60m
1:04PM2.49m
1:29AM2.57m
1:57PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.83m
6:24PM0.92m
7:04AM0.82m
7:20PM0.95m
7:56AM0.80m
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
2
3
5
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
12
11
12
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
6
10
9
9
8
6
7
6
9
10
11
8
7
7
9
7
9
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
74
73
71
92
65
68
67
291
307
226
137
63
73
63
50
159
128
128
98
98
98
96
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
10
9
9
2
45
41
39
89
67
45
69
14
14
9
6
7
7
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
28
29
27
82
80
72
21
12
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1
E
10
0.8
SE
4
1
SSE
4
1.3
SE
5
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
173
146
128
256
319
247
257
403
196
19
34
67
22
10
13
35
40
31
19
12
5
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
Distance (km)
41
41
41
41
41
41
46
46
46
46
91
36
4
27
27
36
36
36
27
27
0
27
46
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
1
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
9
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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