
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | 101 | 74 | 119 | 104 | 65 | 96 | 43 | 53 | 77 | 72 | 78 | 107 | 218 | 172 | 160 | 118 | 141 | 106 | 128 | 120 | 118 | 95 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:45AM2.54m | 4:23PM2.65m | 4:52AM2.56m | 5:26PM2.70m | 5:56AM2.62m | 6:22PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.80m | 10:46PM0.84m | 11:08AM0.79m | 11:46PM0.78m | 12:09PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 7 | NE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
7 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 6 | 43 | 53 | 77 | 72 | 78 | 107 | 218 | 172 | 160 | 118 | 141 | 106 | 128 | 120 | 118 | 95 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 7 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 8 | N 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | NE 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 14 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
4 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
101 | 101 | 74 | 119 | 104 | 43 | 96 | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
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