Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oreti Beach today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Oreti Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Oreti Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | W 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | W 3 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 14 | S 16 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 124 | 75 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.96m | 6:51PM1.91m | 7:15AM1.87m | 7:48PM1.84m | 8:15AM1.81m | 8:45PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.33m | 12:30PM0.26m | 1:00AM0.39m | 1:29PM0.36m | 1:58AM0.43m | 2:26PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 78 | — | 75 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | E 14 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 10 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 124 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 120 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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