
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
723 | 691 | 686 | 609 | 586 | 572 | 552 | 539 | 520 | 507 | 564 | 549 | 645 | 776 | 1014 | 989 | 989 | 1159 | 1355 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.63m | 1:43PM0.83m | 2:01AM0.71m | 2:08PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.23m | 7:15AM0.18m | 8:05PM0.19m | 7:56AM0.19m | 8:25PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
83 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 20 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | W 10 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 9 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
723 | 691 | 686 | 609 | 586 | 572 | 552 | 539 | 520 | 507 | 564 | 549 | 645 | 776 | 1014 | 989 | 989 | 1159 | 1355 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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