Orewa Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
92
117
92
94
118
90
118
122
127
125
71
71
96
94
68
62
62
64
43
42
42
41
26
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:24AM2.55m
3:00PM2.49m
3:27AM2.55m
4:12PM2.55m
4:33AM2.58m
5:20PM2.66m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.76m
9:23PM0.92m
9:49AM0.70m
10:26PM0.86m
10:49AM0.64m
11:30PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
9
9
8
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
8
8
6
6
7
9
9
10
10
10
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