
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 9:26PM2.78m | 9:57AM2.81m | 10:08PM2.71m | 10:38AM2.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.63m | 3:38AM0.60m | 3:59PM0.66m | 4:17AM0.63m | 4:39PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 5 | N 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
— | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | N 10 | — | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 13 | N 13 | — |
2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 365 | 390 | 27 | 103 |
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