
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | 82 | 97 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.39m | 5:25AM2.33m | 6:08PM2.45m | 6:14AM2.37m | 6:51PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM1.11m | 11:32AM1.06m | 00:08AM1.08m | 12:25PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
37 | 40 | 97 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 11 | E 5 | — | SE 5 | N 10 |
41 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | E 14 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | E 5 | N 10 | N 10 |
3 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
— | 82 | 11 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 46 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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