Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 353 | 353 | 336 | 345 | 345 | 331 | 302 | 288 | 322 | 358 | 318 | 164 | 283 | 244 | 234 | 234 | 228 | 237 | 208 | 104 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:07AM0.74m | 11:59PM0.52m | 11:44AM0.74m | 00:38AM0.62m | 12:18PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.27m | 5:14AM0.33m | 6:30PM0.22m | 6:14AM0.31m | 6:49PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 128 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 55 | 26 | 86 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | N 9 | E 14 | E 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 12 | NE 16 | E 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 47 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | N 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | E 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 8 | NW 11 | NE 16 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 61 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 353 | 353 | 336 | 345 | 345 | 331 | 302 | 288 | 322 | 358 | 318 | 164 | 283 | 244 | 234 | 234 | 228 | 237 | 208 | 104 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 58 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 68 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 68 |
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