
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 62 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 97 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 114 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:30AM2.33m | 5:19PM2.39m | 5:25AM2.33m | 6:08PM2.45m | 6:14AM2.37m | 6:51PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM1.07m | 11:17PM1.11m | 11:32AM1.06m | 00:08AM1.08m | 12:25PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
63 | 62 | 61 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 97 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 77 | 114 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | E 16 | WSW 3 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | N 11 | N 11 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 10 |
1 | 20 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 2 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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