
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM2.60m | 6:46AM2.56m | 7:06PM2.69m | 7:30AM2.67m | 7:48PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.91m | 00:33AM0.87m | 12:54PM0.81m | 1:16AM0.75m | 1:37PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | N 7 |
14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | — |
5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 |
4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 46 | 35 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 356 | 86 | 36 |
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