
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 129 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 112 | 109 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM2.37m | 6:51PM2.52m | 6:59AM2.43m | 7:31PM2.59m | 7:41AM2.49m | 8:10PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM1.08m | 12:25PM1.00m | 00:56AM1.04m | 1:12PM0.92m | 1:40AM0.97m | 1:54PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 129 | 132 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 112 | 109 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 49 | 112 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 37 |
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