Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
89 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 120 | 173 | 150 | 157 | 162 | 147 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | 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-on |
High Tide | 8:36PM3.02m | 9:03AM2.90m | 9:23PM3.01m | 9:51AM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.50m | 3:09PM0.42m | 3:40AM0.50m | 3:53PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
89 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 120 | 173 | 150 | 157 | 162 | 147 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 66 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
24 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 6 | N 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NE 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | ESE 8 |
— | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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