
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 214 | 218 | 446 | 446 | 461 | 432 | 425 | 347 | 336 | 253 | 240 | 191 | 188 | 181 | 177 | 171 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 98 | 98 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54PM2.66m | 10:09AM2.53m | 10:34PM2.66m | 10:51AM2.53m | 11:14PM2.65m | 11:33AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.76m | 4:07AM0.84m | 4:13PM0.77m | 4:49AM0.83m | 4:53PM0.81m | 5:31AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
314 | 214 | 218 | 446 | 446 | 461 | 432 | 425 | 347 | 336 | 253 | 240 | 78 | 188 | 181 | 177 | 171 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 98 | 98 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | E 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
2 | 139 | 168 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 191 | 45 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | WNW 3 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | WNW 3 | N 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 54 | 87 | 134 | — | 2 | — | 17 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 78 | 145 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
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