Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 9 | E 9 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50PM2.33m | 2:03AM2.28m | 2:52PM2.30m | 3:00AM2.24m | 3:57PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM1.11m | 8:23AM1.08m | 9:08PM1.14m | 9:22AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | NE 12 | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 13 | N 10 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | E 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 63 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 254 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 210 | 210 | 361 | 361 | 258 | 210 | 292 | 292 | 338 | 338 | 356 | 364 | 338 | 232 |
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