
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 172 | 108 | 204 | 212 | 197 | 133 | 110 | 62 | 78 | 65 | 43 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM2.52m | 00:27AM2.44m | 12:58PM2.41m | 1:13AM2.35m | 1:50PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.82m | 6:24PM0.96m | 6:39AM0.93m | 7:17PM1.05m | 7:28AM1.02m | 8:12PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
5 | 5 | 108 | 204 | 212 | 197 | 133 | 110 | 62 | 78 | 65 | 43 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | N 7 | NE 11 | N 8 | E 11 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 |
— | 2 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
90 | 172 | 71 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 42 | 90 | 98 | 77 | 60 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 29 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 98 | 41 | 149 | 149 | 356 | 356 | 361 | 529 | 233 | 341 | 267 | 258 |
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