
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 164 | 205 | 173 | 181 | 164 | 143 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 84 | 59 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 40 | 45 | 86 | 50 | 42 | 66 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:01PM2.69m | 4:33AM2.57m | 5:00PM2.69m | 5:35AM2.60m | 5:54PM2.71m | 6:31AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.80m | 10:25PM0.78m | 10:48AM0.82m | 11:21PM0.76m | 11:45AM0.82m | 00:12AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | N 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 164 | 143 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 101 | 84 | 59 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 40 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 16 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 10 | N 16 | N 17 | — | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 18 |
4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — |
128 | 164 | 205 | 173 | 181 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 86 | 50 | 42 | 66 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 41 | 149 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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