
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:03PM2.35m | 4:17AM2.27m | 5:01PM2.40m | 5:21AM2.33m | 5:54PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM1.05m | 10:42AM1.06m | 11:16PM0.99m | 11:39AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 3 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
16 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | ENE 10 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 98 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 193 | 193 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 37 |
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