Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
1.1
NNW
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
15
0.3
ENE
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
111
86
86
91
93
94
94
66
66
63
40
62
41
38
40
97
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:32AM2.38m
4:22PM2.37m
4:30AM2.33m
5:19PM2.39m
Low Tide
9:29PM1.08m
9:45AM1.04m
10:23PM1.11m
10:38AM1.07m
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
8
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
8
7
7
9
8
7
5
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