Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 47 | 64 | 77 | 82 | 102 | 109 | 110 | 159 | 155 | 164 | 259 | 273 | 244 | 181 | 149 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 74 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.53m | 7:40PM2.69m | 7:58AM2.62m | 8:20PM2.76m | 8:40AM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.82m | 1:51AM0.84m | 2:07PM0.74m | 2:32AM0.75m | 2:46PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 155 | 164 | 259 | 273 | 244 | 181 | 149 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 74 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 5 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 5 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 43 | 47 | 64 | 77 | 82 | 102 | 109 | 110 | 159 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 358 | 289 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 41 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 51 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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