Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 65 | 270 | 180 | 73 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 29 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:10PM2.66m | 8:23AM2.56m | 8:49PM2.71m | 9:04AM2.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.90m | 2:34PM0.76m | 3:01AM0.83m | 3:12PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 13 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 65 | 61 | 180 | 73 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | NE 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 7 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 19 | N 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | ENE 13 | E 13 | NNE 16 | NNE 17 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 139 | 270 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 358 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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