
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM2.28m | 3:04PM2.34m | 3:18AM2.25m | 4:03PM2.35m | 4:17AM2.27m | 5:01PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM1.04m | 9:30PM1.07m | 9:42AM1.07m | 10:24PM1.05m | 10:42AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | NE 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 86 | 46 | 46 | 138 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 98 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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