
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
94 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 97 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22PM2.37m | 4:30AM2.33m | 5:19PM2.39m | 5:25AM2.33m | 6:08PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM1.11m | 10:38AM1.07m | 11:17PM1.11m | 11:32AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
94 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 97 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 16 | SW 3 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SE 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
85 | 86 | 68 | 52 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 131 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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