
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 10 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
347 | 336 | 253 | 240 | 245 | 240 | 181 | 141 | 135 | 130 | 130 | 308 | 389 | 274 | 161 | 104 | 100 | 107 | 114 | 132 | 161 | 240 | 489 | 346 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:34PM2.66m | 10:51AM2.53m | 11:14PM2.65m | 11:33AM2.52m | 11:56PM2.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.77m | 4:49AM0.83m | 4:53PM0.81m | 5:31AM0.83m | 5:35PM0.86m | 6:16AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 18 | N 8 |
347 | 336 | 253 | 240 | 191 | 137 | 84 | 55 | 135 | 130 | 130 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 81 | 6 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | N 21 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 188 | 181 | 141 | 44 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 18 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
52 | 78 | 121 | 190 | 245 | 240 | — | — | — | 44 | 69 | 308 | 389 | 274 | 161 | 104 | 84 | 107 | 114 | 132 | 161 | 240 | 489 | 346 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 356 | 356 | 220 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 145 | 281 | 78 | 32 | 29 | 74 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 91 |
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