
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 14 | N 15 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:40PM2.75m | 12:07PM2.86m | 00:35AM2.70m | 1:02PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.58m | 5:46AM0.48m | 6:24PM0.64m | 6:41AM0.56m | 7:24PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 16 | E 5 | N 16 | N 16 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 14 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 18 | NE 8 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 9 | N 16 | N 12 | NE 9 |
3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | NW 5 | N 15 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | NE 13 | N 7 | N 18 | — | N 13 | N 6 | E 5 | NE 9 | N 10 | NE 12 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
30 | 36 | 49 | 45 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 371 | 368 | 368 | 267 | 210 | 193 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 103 | 266 | 46 | 37 | 37 |
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