
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 46mm), 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 E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 177 | 173 | 130 | 130 | 173 | 335 | 392 | 411 | 198 | 123 | 137 | 152 | 158 | 201 | 369 | 545 | 731 | 469 | 546 | 611 | 440 | 310 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51AM2.53m | 11:14PM2.65m | 11:33AM2.52m | 11:56PM2.63m | 12:17PM2.50m | 00:41AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.81m | 5:31AM0.83m | 5:35PM0.86m | 6:16AM0.83m | 6:24PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 21 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 7 |
75 | 177 | 173 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 102 | 98 | 73 | 71 | 92 | 8 | 567 | 328 | 348 | 270 | 276 | 238 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | NNE 8 |
181 | 53 | 27 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 27 | 69 | 64 | 194 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 |
— | 26 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 11 | 72 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 |
1 | — | — | 44 | 67 | 173 | 335 | 392 | 411 | 198 | 123 | 137 | 152 | 158 | 201 | 369 | 545 | 731 | 469 | 546 | 611 | 440 | 310 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 193 | 83 | 78 | 32 | 83 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 138 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 46 | 36 | 7 |
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