Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
71
69
52
52
51
39
37
37
48
31
32
37
39
40
44
44
42
42
35
35
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12PM2.82m
7:45AM2.77m
7:58PM2.84m
8:31AM2.82m
8:43PM2.83m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.69m
1:29AM0.65m
1:51PM0.65m
2:15AM0.61m
2:36PM0.63m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:47
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6:43
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1
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1
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Temp °C
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
15
15
14
16
20
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
15
19
14
12
13
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