
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 96 | 109 | 109 | 99 | 136 | 128 | 164 | 194 | 244 | 223 | 181 | 164 | 135 | 125 | 122 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 71 | 65 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:00PM2.70m | 3:30AM2.57m | 4:01PM2.69m | 4:33AM2.57m | 5:00PM2.69m | 5:35AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.78m | 9:46AM0.80m | 10:25PM0.78m | 10:48AM0.82m | 11:21PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | N 12 | N 8 | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 128 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 223 | 181 | 164 | 135 | 125 | 122 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 71 | 65 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | N 12 | E 14 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 7 | N 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 | N 7 |
78 | 96 | 109 | 109 | 99 | 136 | 40 | 164 | 194 | 244 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 35 | 46 | 21 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
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