
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NE 9 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 6 | NNW 12 | ENE 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
390 | 368 | 313 | 309 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 245 | 241 | 223 | 212 | 184 | 184 | 144 | 117 | 137 | 111 | 107 | 82 | 119 | 141 | 317 | 367 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:08AM0.85m | 3:51PM0.48m | 5:53AM0.80m | 4:04PM0.45m | 6:48AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.39m | 10:12PM0.14m | 1:06PM0.42m | 10:41PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | ENE 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
390 | 368 | 151 | 309 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 245 | 241 | 223 | 212 | 184 | 184 | 144 | 117 | 132 | 111 | 107 | 81 | 119 | 141 | 317 | 367 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 13 | ENE 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | NNW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
68 | 154 | 313 | 124 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 105 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 36 | 94 | 90 | 112 | 137 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 25 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 13 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | E 16 | E 12 | W 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 13 | NNW 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 |
31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
82 | — | — | 2 | 161 | 161 | 5 | 8 | 157 | 165 | 181 | 167 | 64 | 59 | 43 | 45 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 139 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 58 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 66 | 77 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 98 | 29 | 29 |
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