Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.4° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.8
N
5
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1.5
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
35
23
23
23
23
24
235
130
85
48
47
46
36
15
9
8
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
25
W
25
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:08PM2.71m
10:38AM2.76m
10:49PM2.63m
11:18AM2.68m
11:29PM2.55m
11:58AM2.59m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.63m
4:39PM0.71m
4:56AM0.68m
5:21PM0.78m
5:36AM0.74m
6:05PM0.86m
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7:36
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1
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
18
21
21
19
17
16
15
16
16
15
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
15
14
15
17
20
19
18
17
14
12
13
13
10
7
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
5
5
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