
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59AM2.43m | 6:24PM2.60m | 6:46AM2.56m | 7:06PM2.69m | 7:30AM2.67m | 7:48PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.91m | 00:33AM0.87m | 12:54PM0.81m | 1:16AM0.75m | 1:37PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | NNW 5 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 5 | E 5 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 12 | WNW 4 |
4 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 34 | 50 | 58 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 193 | 82 | 82 | 98 | 98 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 356 | 371 | 27 |
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