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Orewa Beach surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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Orewa Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orewa Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | |
54 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 49 | 70 | 119 | 131 | 139 | 297 | 335 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:30PM2.56m | 5:38AM2.56m | 6:18PM2.59m | 6:24AM2.53m | 7:01PM2.61m | 7:08AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.92m | 11:48AM0.86m | 00:18AM0.91m | 12:31PM0.86m | 1:02AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | N 13 | — | N 18 |
54 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 18 | — | N 13 |
39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 49 | 70 | 119 | 131 | 139 | 297 | 335 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 55 | 91 | 37 | 91 | 91 | 103 | 145 | 329 | 358 |
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