Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:40PM2.31m | 3:47AM2.27m | 4:43PM2.34m | 4:48AM2.28m | 5:35PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM1.15m | 10:01AM1.11m | 10:43PM1.15m | 11:00AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
20 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 14 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 115 | 98 | 178 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
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