
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
107 | 76 | 60 | 63 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:40PM2.60m | 4:06AM2.55m | 4:47PM2.69m | 5:13AM2.63m | 5:45PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:23AM0.76m | 11:04PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
107 | 76 | 60 | 63 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 |
2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | N 16 | NE 9 | N 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 63 | 110 | 103 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 37 |
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