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Orewa Beach Surf Photo: 'Orewa Beach'

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is

13.7° C

1.0°

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
	E	E	E
	4 s	on	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 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
	E	E	ENE
	4 s	on	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 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
	ENE	E	ENE	NE
	4 s	on	4 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 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
	E	E	E	NE
	4 s	on	4 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 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
	E	E	E	NE	N
	4 s	on	4 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 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
	NNE	ESE	ESE	NE
	10 s	cross- on	4 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 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
	NNE	SE	ESE	NNE
	11 s	cross- on	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 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
	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

Image captured 37 minutes before low water (at low spring tide). Tide height was 0.6m (1.8 ft). Range 2.83m (9.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Orewa Beach Surf Photo: 'Orewa Beach' by Snow-Forecast.com user

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Photo taken at: 2:51 pm 4 Jul 2011