
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 72 | 69 | 383 | 418 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 210 | 200 | 200 | 202 | 198 | 194 | 234 | 234 | 348 | 506 | 572 | 675 | 809 | 766 | 632 | 562 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:36AM0.77m | 4:24PM0.56m | 6:28AM0.74m | 4:28PM0.51m | 7:40AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.41m | 10:59PM0.17m | 1:04PM0.46m | 11:29PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
86 | 71 | 62 | 41 | 22 | 52 | 84 | 79 | 44 | 200 | 200 | 202 | 198 | 194 | 234 | 234 | 348 | 506 | 572 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | W 9 | N 10 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | N 9 | NNE 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 |
48 | 72 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 85 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 51 | 75 | 34 | 55 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | ESE 6 | NNE 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 9 | W 8 | N 10 | NE 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 10 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 10 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | 28 | 383 | 418 | 51 | 39 | 24 | 210 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 675 | 809 | 766 | 632 | 562 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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