Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oreti Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Oreti Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Oreti Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 22 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | W 12 | S 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.80m | 6:26AM1.81m | 6:55PM1.77m | 7:35AM1.81m | 8:04PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.44m | 00:13AM0.48m | 12:47PM0.51m | 1:18AM0.49m | 1:56PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 23 | W 14 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 22 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | E 4 | S 18 | W 17 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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