
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 266 | 237 | 201 | 238 | 334 | 471 | 373 | 212 | 178 | 91 | 141 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 131 | 128 | 123 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:17PM2.50m | 00:41AM2.60m | 1:04PM2.49m | 1:29AM2.57m | 1:57PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.83m | 6:24PM0.92m | 7:04AM0.82m | 7:20PM0.95m | 7:56AM0.80m | 8:21PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
71 | — | 237 | 201 | 65 | 96 | 471 | 373 | 212 | 178 | 91 | 141 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 131 | 128 | 123 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | — | N 14 |
— | — | 68 | 65 | — | — | 2 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 85 | 66 | 50 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 28 | 29 | 27 | 42 | 49 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
154 | 266 | 12 | 67 | 238 | 334 | 365 | — | 49 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 60 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 113 | 93 | 60 | 36 |
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