
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM2.56m | 7:30PM2.65m | 8:01AM2.69m | 8:17PM2.73m | 8:47AM2.79m | 9:05PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.78m | 1:20PM0.80m | 1:41AM0.67m | 2:07PM0.69m | 2:28AM0.56m | 2:54PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 |
— | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | E 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 12 | E 12 |
5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | SW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 14 | 39 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 56 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 299 | 210 | 210 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 356 | 289 | 290 | 41 | 258 | 41 | 103 | 202 | 380 | 41 | 106 | 41 | 27 |
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