Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.4
ENE
15
0.4
E
15
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
110
73
67
66
65
64
35
36
36
35
32
31
31
31
30
13
12
12
11
16
22
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:15AM2.86m
10:38PM2.98m
11:05AM2.82m
11:26PM2.91m
11:53AM2.76m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.49m
4:19PM0.43m
4:54AM0.53m
5:06PM0.54m
5:42AM0.59m
5:54PM0.68m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
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