Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oreti Beach today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Oreti Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Oreti Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 13 | W 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 15 | SW 14 | S 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.97m | 11:39PM2.00m | 12:05PM2.00m | 00:26AM2.03m | 12:47PM2.02m | 1:08AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.23m | 5:21PM0.28m | 5:45AM0.21m | 6:08PM0.22m | 6:30AM0.21m | 6:50PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 6 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 4 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 16 | W 10 | E 7 | S 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 12 | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | — | W 15 | S 18 | E 7 | W 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 5 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 5 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 42 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 39 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 105 | 44 | 70 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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