
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:38PM2.98m | 11:05AM2.82m | 11:26PM2.91m | 11:53AM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.43m | 4:54AM0.53m | 5:06PM0.54m | 5:42AM0.59m | 5:54PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
66 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 9 | — |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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