
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 114 | 109 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:59AM2.43m | 7:31PM2.59m | 7:41AM2.49m | 8:10PM2.66m | 8:23AM2.56m | 8:49PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM1.04m | 1:12PM0.92m | 1:40AM0.97m | 1:54PM0.83m | 2:21AM0.90m | 2:34PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
123 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 114 | 109 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | N 19 | NE 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 48 | 57 | 88 | 126 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 41 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 83 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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