
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 36 | 33 | 66 | 106 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 134 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14PM2.90m | 7:37AM2.80m | 8:07PM2.98m | 8:31AM2.85m | 8:58PM3.02m | 9:24AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.59m | 1:51PM0.40m | 2:25AM0.52m | 2:44PM0.35m | 3:17AM0.49m | 3:32PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 16 | 36 | 33 | 66 | 106 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 134 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | E 10 | E 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 19 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | E 20 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 37 | 145 | 138 | 82 | 266 | 290 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 103 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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