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Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | |
384 | 389 | 475 | 501 | 516 | 623 | 623 | 582 | 740 | 1025 | 1242 | 1480 | 1591 | 2099 | 2418 | 2716 | 2335 | 2139 | 2619 | 1747 | 911 | 959 | 1070 | 920 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:08AM2.50m | 7:41PM2.62m | 7:48AM2.49m | 8:19PM2.62m | 8:28AM2.48m | 8:57PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.86m | 1:43AM0.88m | 1:56PM0.83m | 2:24AM0.87m | 2:37PM0.80m | 3:05AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2335 | 2139 | 2619 | 1747 | 911 | 959 | 1070 | 920 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | E 9 | N 13 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 523 | 836 | 367 | 207 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | W 2 | SSE 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
384 | 389 | 475 | 501 | 516 | 623 | 623 | 582 | 740 | 1025 | 1242 | 1480 | 1591 | 2099 | 2418 | 2716 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 358 | 358 | 336 | 358 | 358 | 336 | 334 | 329 | 362 | 336 | 334 | 334 | 266 | 207 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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