Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.4
ENE
5
2
ENE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
123
96
280
293
332
393
429
322
282
150
122
99
75
66
50
49
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
0
S
5
S
0
ESE
0
SE
0
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:04PM2.79m
6:27AM2.72m
6:57PM2.91m
7:22AM2.81m
7:48PM2.98m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.72m
12:41PM0.54m
1:15AM0.62m
1:35PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
3
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
10
10
13
15
15
17
16
14
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