Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with E swell.
- 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 7AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| 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 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 66 | 106 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 134 | 129 | 124 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58PM3.02m | 9:24AM2.87m | 9:49PM3.02m | 10:15AM2.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.49m | 3:32PM0.36m | 4:06AM0.49m | 4:19PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 66 | 106 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 134 | 129 | 124 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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