Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
132
126
126
126
121
119
117
114
109
105
103
102
102
100
69
68
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:51PM2.52m
6:59AM2.43m
7:31PM2.59m
7:41AM2.49m
8:10PM2.66m
Low Tide
00:56AM1.04m
1:12PM0.92m
1:40AM0.97m
1:54PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
10
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
8
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