Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
82
97
89
86
77
77
79
82
84
84
84
83
83
83
84
85
87
129
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
E
0
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:19PM2.39m
5:25AM2.33m
6:08PM2.45m
6:14AM2.37m
6:51PM2.52m
Low Tide
11:17PM1.11m
11:32AM1.06m
00:08AM1.08m
12:25PM1.00m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
7
6
5
5
4
6
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
7
7
8
7
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