Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | SW 4 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 69 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:53PM2.40m | 5:06AM2.33m | 5:40PM2.50m | 5:59AM2.43m | 6:24PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM1.07m | 10:59PM1.07m | 11:19AM1.01m | 11:48PM0.98m | 12:09PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 69 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 271 | 271 | 193 | 138 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 79 | 41 | 98 | 86 | 127 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 149 | 79 | 98 | 41 |
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