
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.82m | 10:43AM2.84m | 11:05PM2.80m | 11:30AM2.83m | 11:54PM2.75m | 12:21PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.53m | 4:48PM0.61m | 5:13AM0.52m | 5:38PM0.66m | 6:02AM0.56m | 6:33PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 210 | 210 | 103 | 103 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
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