
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.76m | 9:32PM2.81m | 9:58AM2.81m | 10:17PM2.82m | 10:43AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.65m | 3:20PM0.64m | 3:43AM0.57m | 4:03PM0.60m | 4:27AM0.53m | 4:48PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
21 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 86 | 86 | 98 | 98 | 86 | 86 | 128 | 149 | 149 | 338 | 149 | 338 | 210 | 210 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 210 | 210 | 193 | 37 |
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