Orewa Beach Surf Break

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.7
N
6
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
2.2
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.2
N
6
0.7
E
10
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
359
347
336
257
240
221
188
181
177
133
130
130
130
414
211
183
107
74
102
100
99
101
95
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:09AM2.53m
10:34PM2.66m
10:51AM2.53m
11:14PM2.65m
11:33AM2.52m
11:56PM2.63m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.77m
4:49AM0.83m
4:53PM0.81m
5:31AM0.83m
5:35PM0.86m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
8
1
1
1
11
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
15
13
13
12
12
15
16
13
13
14
13
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
14
14
11
10
8
8
5
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.5
N
7
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
432
359
347
336
257
240
191
119
68
177
133
130
130
130
100
211
98
98
74
102
100
98
96
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
2
188
181
40
30
23
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
11
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.8
N
6
1.7
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
5
2.2
N
7
1
WNW
4
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
Energy kJ
10
31
63
99
121
212
221
44
50
113
414
41
183
107
61
59
86
99
101
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
5
5
5
1
1
Distance (km)
37
145
356
356
356
239
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
281
83
0
0
0
82
41
41
41
0
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
1
5
6
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
8
9
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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