
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oreti Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Oreti Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Oreti Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | S 15 | S 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | WSW 12 | S 17 | WSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2703 | 2456 | 89 | 80 | 283 | 391 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 58 | 94 | 61 | 153 | 59 | 297 | 277 | 69 | 97 | 59 | 97 | 582 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:35AM1.61m | 8:55PM1.59m | 9:36AM1.66m | 9:50PM1.66m | 10:24AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.77m | 3:10AM0.65m | 3:41PM0.69m | 4:01AM0.55m | 4:26PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSE 17 | NNW 4 | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
2703 | 2456 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 34 | 94 | 1 | 153 | — | 297 | 277 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 582 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
— | 12 | 12 | 5 | 283 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 16 | W 11 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 391 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 |
113 | 166 | 89 | 80 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 61 | 65 | 59 | 99 | 106 | 69 | 97 | 59 | 97 | 84 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 324 | 481 | 831 | 479 | 479 | 70 | 40 | 66 | 40 | 157 | 70 | 16 | 157 | 457 | 97 | 97 | 157 | 157 | 97 | 457 |
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