
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
134 | 129 | 124 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:49PM3.02m | 10:15AM2.86m | 10:38PM2.98m | 11:05AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.36m | 4:06AM0.49m | 4:19PM0.43m | 4:54AM0.53m | 5:06PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
134 | 129 | 124 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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