
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 8 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM2.63m | 5:45PM2.79m | 6:12AM2.72m | 6:37PM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.69m | 00:03AM0.73m | 12:25PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 15 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 8 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 3 |
10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 17 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 16 | NE 13 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 46 | 82 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 91 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 41 |
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