
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Orewa Beach today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Orewa Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Orewa Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
317 | 160 | 107 | 60 | 72 | 61 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40PM2.60m | 4:06AM2.55m | 4:47PM2.69m | 5:13AM2.63m | 5:45PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.78m | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:23AM0.76m | 11:04PM0.82m | 11:27AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 15 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
159 | 3 | 107 | 60 | 72 | 61 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | E 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | S 3 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 6 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 |
3 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | N 16 | NE 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
317 | 160 | 7 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 132 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 98 | 127 | 138 | 45 | 78 | 78 | 37 | 37 | 82 | 41 | 41 |
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