Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 63 | 70 | 107 | 133 | 138 | 90 | 97 | 183 | 173 | 190 | 200 | 197 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM2.81m | 8:24PM2.97m | 8:47AM2.83m | 9:17PM3.00m | 9:42AM2.84m | 10:09PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.36m | 2:39AM0.49m | 2:59PM0.33m | 3:34AM0.48m | 3:51PM0.35m | 4:28AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 63 | 70 | 107 | 133 | 138 | 90 | 97 | 183 | 173 | 190 | 200 | 197 | 190 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 8 | E 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 210 | 271 | 193 | 193 | 127 | 130 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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