
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | E 10 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
432 | 359 | 347 | 336 | 257 | 240 | 221 | 188 | 181 | 177 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 414 | 211 | 183 | 107 | 74 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 101 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:09AM2.53m | 10:34PM2.66m | 10:51AM2.53m | 11:14PM2.65m | 11:33AM2.52m | 11:56PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.77m | 4:49AM0.83m | 4:53PM0.81m | 5:31AM0.83m | 5:35PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
432 | 359 | 347 | 336 | 257 | 240 | 191 | 119 | 68 | 177 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 100 | 211 | 98 | 98 | 74 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | 181 | 40 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 7 | WNW 4 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
10 | 31 | 63 | 99 | 121 | 212 | 221 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 50 | 113 | 414 | 41 | 183 | 107 | 61 | 59 | 86 | 99 | 101 | 95 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 145 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 281 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 32 |
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