
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | E 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 6 | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:18AM2.67m | 12:43PM2.58m | 1:08AM2.61m | 1:37PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.86m | 6:36AM0.75m | 6:58PM0.92m | 7:29AM0.76m | 8:00PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 3 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 6 | E 8 | — | E 9 | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 14 | NE 10 |
6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 82 | 91 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 220 | 220 | 37 | 37 |
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