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Lat Long: 36.58° S 174.70° E

Orewa Beach Surf Photo: 'Tracey' by Rod Turner

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is

15.1°C

0.4°

Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SE	ESE	NNE
	12 s	cross- on	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SE	ESE	NE
	12 s	cross- on	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSE	SE	NE
	12 s	cross- on	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	S	SSE	NE
	12 s	cross	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	S	S	NE	NNE
	11 s	cross	4 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSW	S	NE	NNE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSW	S	NE	NNE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSW	SSW	NE	NNE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW	SSW	NE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	WSW	SW	NE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	WSW	WSW	NE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	W	W	NE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NW	WNW	NE	SW
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW	NW	NE
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	NW	NE
	4 s	off	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W	NW	NE
	4 s	off	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW	NE	N
	4 s	off	4 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Orewa Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 2 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 2.6m (8.4 ft). Range 2.83m (9.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Orewa Beach Surf Photo: 'Tracey' by Rod Turner

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User: Rod Turner (3 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:14 am 5 Jul 2011