
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 196 | 117 | 85 | 49 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:49PM2.63m | 11:18AM2.68m | 11:29PM2.55m | 11:58AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.71m | 4:56AM0.68m | 5:21PM0.78m | 5:36AM0.74m | 6:05PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
21 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 196 | 117 | 85 | 49 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 12 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 11 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | N 12 | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | N 11 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 6 | N 14 |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | ESE 3 |
2 | 10 | — | 45 | 65 | 97 | 160 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 54 | 108 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 55 | 56 | 37 | 127 | 520 | 210 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 86 | 178 | 4 | 41 | 141 | 98 | 210 | 46 |
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