
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39AM2.65m | 6:20PM2.79m | 6:40AM2.73m | 7:14PM2.90m | 7:37AM2.80m | 8:07PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.56m | 00:32AM0.68m | 12:54PM0.48m | 1:30AM0.59m | 1:51PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
14 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | NE 12 | E 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
— | 2 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 42 | 46 | 60 | 62 | 45 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 103 | 55 | 78 | 41 | 68 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 79 | 127 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 266 | 86 | 98 | 41 |
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