
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 47 | 121 | 175 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.76m | 10:50AM2.74m | 11:02PM2.66m | 11:31AM2.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.63m | 4:50PM0.75m | 5:11AM0.72m | 5:35PM0.86m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 13 | NE 12 | N 7 |
5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | N 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 12 |
7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 8 | E 13 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | E 13 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 121 | 175 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 210 | 210 | 193 | 210 | 289 | 358 | 193 | 86 | 41 | 103 | 37 | 356 | 356 | 106 | 0 | 27 |
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