
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | N 4 | E 11 | E 11 | N 5 | N 5 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:20PM2.66m | 5:39AM2.65m | 6:20PM2.79m | 6:40AM2.73m | 7:14PM2.90m | 7:37AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.78m | 11:52AM0.56m | 00:32AM0.68m | 12:54PM0.48m | 1:30AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
42 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | NE 12 | — | — | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | NE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 59 | 62 | 54 | 94 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 120 | 41 | 37 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 138 | 82 | 82 |
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