
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 52 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.55m | 4:33AM2.58m | 5:20PM2.66m | 5:39AM2.65m | 6:20PM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.70m | 10:26PM0.86m | 10:49AM0.64m | 11:30PM0.78m | 11:52AM0.56m | 00:32AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | 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 |
127 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | NE 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | E 11 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 52 | 74 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 103 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 0 | 103 | 138 |
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