Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 58 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:05PM2.78m | 9:35AM2.86m | 9:55PM2.80m | 10:23AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.60m | 3:16AM0.48m | 3:42PM0.55m | 4:05AM0.43m | 4:33PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 5 |
| kJ | 44 | 58 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | N 13 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 12 | N 9 | NNE 7 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | N 14 | — | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 13 | N 11 | N 12 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 98 | 360 | 115 | 362 | 374 | 115 |
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