
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31AM2.82m | 8:43PM2.83m | 9:15AM2.84m | 9:26PM2.78m | 9:57AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.61m | 2:36PM0.63m | 2:57AM0.59m | 3:18PM0.63m | 3:38AM0.60m | 3:59PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
40 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 3 |
— | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 4 | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | — | NNW 4 | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — |
5 | 14 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 79 | 41 | 41 |
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