Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 5PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 587 | 587 | 481 | 470 | 466 | 494 | 471 | 569 | 663 | 716 | 692 | 804 | 982 | 1119 | 1068 | 1043 | 1084 | 1043 | 970 | 1128 | 1374 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43PM0.83m | 2:01AM0.71m | 2:08PM0.80m | 2:38AM0.78m | 2:34PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.19m | 7:56AM0.19m | 8:25PM0.14m | 8:38AM0.21m | 8:48PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 587 | 587 | 481 | 470 | 466 | 494 | 471 | 569 | 663 | 716 | 692 | 804 | 982 | 1119 | 1068 | 1043 | 1084 | 1043 | 970 | 1128 | 1374 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 66 | 58 | 66 | 58 | 66 | 58 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 26 | 66 | 58 | 58 |
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