Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
203
168
118
113
111
108
72
69
71
54
52
52
51
39
37
37
61
37
50
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:22PM2.77m
6:53AM2.70m
7:12PM2.82m
7:45AM2.77m
7:58PM2.84m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.75m
00:40AM0.72m
1:03PM0.69m
1:29AM0.65m
1:51PM0.65m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
18
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
16
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
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