
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 | N 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
105 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 200 | 127 | 73 | 63 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:41AM2.49m | 8:10PM2.66m | 8:23AM2.56m | 8:49PM2.71m | 9:04AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.97m | 1:54PM0.83m | 2:21AM0.90m | 2:34PM0.76m | 3:01AM0.83m | 3:12PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
105 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 127 | 73 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
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 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 45 | 109 | 184 | 200 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 356 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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