Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ENE 6 | N 9 | E 6 | NW 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 331 | 304 | 253 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 170 | 130 | 118 | 103 | 77 | 71 | 97 | 170 | 164 | 198 | 195 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:36AM1.00m | 3:34PM0.50m | 5:26AM0.97m | 4:10PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.00m | 11:23AM0.34m | 9:48PM0.02m | 12:32PM0.37m | 10:29PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 159 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 130 | 97 | 154 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 77 | 56 | 56 | 170 | 164 | 198 | 195 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 395 | 331 | 304 | 253 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 170 | 130 | 118 | 96 | 76 | 71 | 97 | 68 | 66 | 43 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 16 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 16 | N 11 | W 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 4 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 81 | 109 | 106 | 91 | 72 | 62 | 59 | 69 | 71 | 57 | 72 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 72 | 58 | 71 | 29 | 77 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 58 | 6 |
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