Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:22AM2.74m | 9:43PM2.81m | 10:05AM2.75m | 10:26PM2.79m | 10:49AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.68m | 3:26PM0.66m | 3:54AM0.64m | 4:07PM0.68m | 4:37AM0.63m | 4:52PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | N 7 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 117 | 131 | 131 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 127 | 197 | 197 | 210 | 358 | 360 | 358 | 358 |
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