
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- 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), 15s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s 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) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 15 | NE 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM2.79m | 11:14AM2.89m | 11:40PM2.75m | 12:07PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.55m | 4:55AM0.43m | 5:26PM0.58m | 5:46AM0.48m | 6:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
6 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 9 | N 15 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 13 | N 18 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | N 16 | NE 7 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 14 | — | N 15 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | NE 13 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 113 | 258 | 254 | 368 | 374 | 389 | 368 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 193 | 138 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 46 |
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