
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 12 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:59AM2.70m | 1:30PM2.57m | 1:46AM2.58m | 2:21PM2.47m | 2:37AM2.46m | 3:20PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.77m | 7:40PM0.94m | 8:05AM0.88m | 8:35PM1.02m | 8:54AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 11 | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | — | — |
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | E 12 | E 12 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 22 | 87 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 46 | 86 | 86 | 210 | 149 | 138 | 138 | 91 | 46 | 37 | 45 | 210 | 138 | 220 | 356 | 103 | 41 | 103 | 360 | 361 | 361 | 32 |
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