Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 8 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47PM2.69m | 5:13AM2.63m | 5:45PM2.79m | 6:12AM2.72m | 6:37PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.76m | 11:04PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.69m | 00:03AM0.73m | 12:25PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 8 | N 6 | — | — | NE 17 | N 18 | — | — | — | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 98 | 110 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 78 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 36 |
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