Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
1.5
N
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
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
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
ENE
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
12
19
18
28
176
114
123
86
93
93
94
66
66
66
63
62
61
41
40
39
97
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37AM2.46m
3:20PM2.39m
3:32AM2.38m
4:22PM2.37m
4:30AM2.33m
5:19PM2.39m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.97m
9:29PM1.08m
9:45AM1.04m
10:23PM1.11m
10:38AM1.07m
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cloud
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
15
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
Feels °C
8
9
8
11
12
9
10
8
6
4
3
3
3
3
4
6
7
7
9
8
4
4
6
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