Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:34PM2.34m | 2:47AM2.31m | 3:40PM2.31m | 3:47AM2.27m | 4:43PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM1.12m | 9:04AM1.09m | 9:46PM1.15m | 10:01AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | N 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | E 12 | NE 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | NE 11 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — |
— | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 289 | 289 | 360 | 358 | 360 | 360 | 356 | 356 | 27 | 86 | 178 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
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