
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM2.50m | 5:59AM2.43m | 6:24PM2.60m | 6:46AM2.56m | 7:06PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.98m | 12:09PM0.91m | 00:33AM0.87m | 12:54PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 5 | E 5 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 98 | 98 | 149 | 210 | 193 | 82 | 79 | 98 | 98 | 41 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 86 |
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