
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.83m | 9:15AM2.84m | 9:26PM2.78m | 9:57AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.63m | 2:57AM0.59m | 3:18PM0.63m | 3:38AM0.60m | 3:59PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 4 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | E 6 | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | NNW 2 | WNW 2 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 81 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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