Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 429 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 390 | 368 | 313 | 309 | 304 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 223 | 212 | 184 | 184 | 144 | 142 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:32PM0.52m | 5:08AM0.85m | 3:51PM0.48m | 5:53AM0.80m | 4:04PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.36m | 9:45PM0.11m | 11:56AM0.39m | 10:12PM0.14m | 1:06PM0.42m | 10:41PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 8 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 398 | 429 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 390 | 154 | 151 | 309 | 304 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 100 | 212 | 184 | 184 | 144 | 117 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 34 | 48 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 368 | 313 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 105 | 100 | 223 | 39 | 36 | 94 | 90 | 142 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 13 | E 17 | N 7 | E 14 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | — | 33 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 220 | 196 | 164 | 112 | 127 | 103 | 19 | — | 151 | 190 | 190 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 171 | 167 | 71 | 56 | 46 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 32 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 77 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 69 | 68 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 68 |
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