Orewa Beach surf break

Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121212121111111111111111139139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262626262625252525252526252121212121242533173415
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
2.66
1:32PM
2.73
2:01AM
2.58
2:17PM
2.62
2:49AM
2.49
3:04PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
0.76
7:51PM
0.75
8:07AM
0.89
8:37PM
0.84
9:00AM
0.99
9:24PM
0.93
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:15------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:42-------8:42--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191822242523201919192326262320191919232424201716
Feels °C (?)191821222322201920202325242119181818212122171514
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