Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 28 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 206 | 231 | 355 | 370 | 243 | 153 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM2.66m | 11:31AM2.63m | 11:44PM2.55m | 12:13PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.75m | 5:11AM0.72m | 5:35PM0.86m | 5:53AM0.82m | 6:24PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 370 | 243 | 153 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 8 | E 13 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 206 | 231 | 355 | — | — | 20 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 193 | 86 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 356 | 356 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 41 | 36 | 0 | 83 | 176 |
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