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Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 13 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)888888888888888814131313881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82870458749352536536528024819217114412212292907254545434333030
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
2.30
3:14PM
2.27
4:08AM
2.28
4:14PM
2.25
5:15AM
2.33
5:21PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
1.04
9:26AM
1.14
9:38PM
1.08
10:23AM
1.15
10:38PM
1.08
11:21AM
1.12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:42-------7:40
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11-1--------------------
Temp. °C202121212124252322212019191818181717171718191918
Feels °C (?)172021212224252425232118161313121011111213141415
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